SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — When Canada's entry at the Little League World Series reflects on what could have been in Tuesday's 6-1 elimination loss to Aruba, the fourth inning will undoubtedly be at the top of the list.

Trailing 4-1 with one out in the fourth, the Little Mountain team from Vancouver loaded the bases but failed to score as Luca Di Nozzi struck out and Max Regan hit a pop fly that was caught by Santa Cruz right-fielder Emerson Mercado.

Aruba advances to play Japan in a must-win game on Wednesday. The team from Tokyo defeated Chihuahua, Mexico, 6-0 earlier on Tuesday.

Canada started strong Tuesday, scoring a single run in the first when Tyson Grimsrud-Ronse drove in Felix Hoyano. But after that the Aruba bats and pitching took over.

Anthony Santos hit a homer run in the bottom

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