UPDATE: Judge grants Tulsa Little League team eligibility, championship game to be replayed Tuesday
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WACO, TX (KFOR) - In a sudden twist, Tulsa National has been granted a temporary restraining order, making them eligible to compete in the Southwest Little League Tournament championship game. Texas West already won the updated championship game Monday, but now the team will have to fight once more on Tuesday.
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The original disqualification of Tulsa National was announced Monday, with limited details shared on what lead to the team's sudden removal. They are the second Tulsa National team thrown out of a regional in less than three weeks.
Now the team gets another chance for a spot at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Monday's 2 p.m. game was supposed to be an elimination semifinal between Texas West (Boerne Little League) and Louisiana (Ascension Parish Little League), but after Tulsa's removal it was turned into the championship game.
The Judge's ruling was announced just after Monday's championship game in Waco, where Texas West beat Louisiana 4-1 in the afternoon heat.
Now, Texas West will have to hit the field once again and reclaim a title they already won on Monday.
In Waco, the weather on Tuesday nears 100 degrees Fahrenheit, with limited cloud coverage.
Texas West just competed in the scorching heat Monday, now they face another round. Tulsa National's field time was paused on Monday as they awaited the decision from Judge Ryan Luna of the 414th district court.
The updated Southwest Little League Tournament championship game starts Tuesday at 6 p.m. and is sure to be a packed crowd.
One team looking to redeem themselves and the other proving that the title was always theirs, both competing for a spot in the prized Little League World Series.
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