GREENVILLE, N.C. – After a dramatic walk-off victory in its tournament opener, the Mid-Atlantic team from West Suburban Little League left no need for late-inning heroics Monday.

Behind a dominant two-way performance from Reagan Bills and a relentless lineup that scored in three different innings, West Suburban blanked the West, from Los Angeles, 9-0 for a 2-0 mark at the Little League Softball World Series.

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