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Some hard-hitting Las Vegas batters may have gotten the better of Philadelphia's Taney Dragons at the Little League World Series on Wednesday, but Taney fans' confidence in their team, led by pitching phenom Mo'ne Davis, didn't flag on Twitter.
Taney lost to their Nevadan rivals 8-1, despite plenty of impressive plays — including a hit from Mo'ne in the fourth inning that helped give the Dragons their first run of the game, and an impressive sliding catch by Zion Spearman. Fortunately Taney isn't out yet. They play Chicago Thursday night for a shot at the U.S. Final.
Wednesday night, supporters from their hometown and far beyond took to Twitter to cheer on Taney with the hashtag #BelieveInDragons.
#TaneyDragons are the truth no matter if they win or lose tonight
— Brian Patt (@BPatt215) August 21, 2014
Play ball! Mo'ne on the mound and already throwing heat. #TaneyDragons #LLWS — NewsWorks (@NewsWorksWHYY) August 20, 2014
Those boys from Vegas can hit, but Mo’Ne Davis is the truth! Composure on 10, girl has ice in her veins when she’s on that mound. #LLWS — J.D. (@iownjd) August 21, 2014
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Biggest lawn crowd I've seen for a #LLWS game this year. #MoNepic.twitter.com/ZMQQwFxrUL
Lipson is doing great. Crowd is loving him. #taneydragons And that was a great catch! Taney up to bat! pic.twitter.com/eTUNTPM8e8 — Stephanie Farr (@FarFarrAway) August 21, 2014
Defense is the name of the game and Zion snow cones one in right for #TaneyDragons — Timothy Patterson (@Patters7Timothy) August 21, 2014
Can I draft Mo'ne for my fantasy team? #TaneyDragons — Tara Gordon (@ihatefloss) August 21, 2014
That, my friends, is how you bunt. #TaneyDragons #LLWS — Amy Doonan Cronin (@AmyDCronin) August 21, 2014
For me, it's now Little League over MLB any day. These kids are the real deal. True spirit! #TaneyDragons #PhillyPride #girlpower #MoNe — Julia (@littlesparroh) August 21, 2014
Before the game, Philly's big-league, grown-up teams had offered their support, too:
Good luck tonight to our very own @taneybaseball! #Flyers Nation is with you. #BelieveInDragons pic.twitter.com/medGzBRLsj — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) August 20, 2014
Let's go @taneybaseball! Good luck tonight against Las Vegas! #BelieveInDragons pic.twitter.com/p7OZLVZsjg — Phillies (@Phillies) August 20, 2014
We #BelieveInDragons! Philly is with you, @taneybaseball. #BrotherlyANDSisterlyLove pic.twitter.com/t9hN2JHLq0 — Philadelphia 76ers (@Sixers) August 20, 2014
So did state-wide leaders:
Good luck @TaneyBaseball! The governor asked for Mo'Ne Davis and entire team's autograph last Friday. #LLWS pic.twitter.com/7wCy9xmILc
— Governor Tom Corbett (@GovernorCorbett) August 20, 2014
Let's go @taneybaseball, it's game time! I #BelieveInDragons and Mo'ne Davis! #LLWS — Senator Bob Casey (@SenBobCasey) August 20, 2014
Remember, America: this is the #LLWS. Root for ALL the kids. And UMPS ARE STILL FAIR GAME. #TaneyDragons — Brendon Shank (@bshank) August 21, 2014
