Trevor Alcorn's fourth-inning solo home run broke a 3-3 tie and was the difference as 91Ô´´ defeated Valleyfield 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon.
91Ô´´, the B.C. champion, improved to 3-1 while Valleyfield, the Quebec champs, fell to 2-2 at the Canadian Little League baseball championships at North Vancouver's Chris Zuehlke Memorial Stadium.
91Ô´´ struck for three runs in the top of the first inning — Yi-An Pan had a two-run double, which was followed by Connor McCreath's RBI single — but Valleyfield scored two in the bottom half and one more in the second inning.
But following those runs, the trio of Nick Atkinson, Colby Ring and Yi-An Pan combined to allow no hits or walks over the final four innings.
91Ô´´ closes the round robin on Wednesday when they face the Prairies champions from Rocky Mountain (Alberta).
They are guaranteed a spot in Friday's semifinals, with the championship final scheduled for Saturday.
The winner represents Canada at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.