WILLIAMSPORT, Penn. – Ahead of Saturday’s final between Lake Mary, Florida and Boerne, Texas, News 6 placed a wager against its Texas partner, KSAT – and now it’s time to collect.
Lake Mary defeated Boerne 10-7 on Saturday afternoon in a back-and-forth game that saw the Florida team take home the U.S. championship.
The wager: If the Lake Mary All-Stars come out on top, KSAT has promised to donate $1,000 to the Florida team. But if Boerne’s Little League team manages to win, News 6 will instead give $1,000 to them.
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So on Saturday, News 6 weekend anchor Erik von Ancken had a video call with KSAT weekend anchor Courtney Friedman to make good on the bet.
After Friedman announced the $1,000 donation to the Lake Mary All-Stars, von Ancken said – in a surprise twist – that News 6 will be investing in the Boerne team, as well.
“We here at WKMG News 6 in Orlando, we are gonna give a thousand bucks also. Forget the bet, we’re going to give $1,000 to the team in Boerne because we think they earned it too,” von Ancken said.
“We can’t want to tell the team about this,” Friedman replied.
Lake Mary will face Chinese Taipei in the LLWS championship game on Sunday.
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