Jim Thorpe and Franklin Township advanced in the loser's bracket of the District 18 11-12 tournament on Wednesday night.

In other action, Northern Valley continued its fine run in the LV Legion with another win.DISTRICT 18 11-12LITTLE LEAGUEJim Thorpe-WeatherlyJim Thorpe got the best of Weatherly in five innings to score a 12-0 victory to advance further into tournament play.Jim Thorpe's Jacob Burkhart tossed a complete game two-hit shutout, in which he struck out 11 of 17 batters he faced last night.Owen Snisky led Jim Thorpe with three hits, while Kenny Pugh delivered a solo homerun.Brandon Carroll, Aaron Joyce, Burkhart and Chris Micciche all finished as multiple hitters for Jim Thorpe.Garry Buck and Chris MacNeal accounted for Weatherly's two hits.Jim Thorpe 012 18 - 12Weatherly 000 00 - 0 2W - Burkhart.Franklin Township-HazletonFranklin Township only needed two solid innings to escape with a 7-6 win over Hazleton to advance on in the loser's bracket of the tournament.Ryan Andrew keyed Franklin Township's five-run third inning with a two-run single, which gave the visitors a 5-4 lead at the time.Franklin Township build a 7-4 lead in the fourth innings when both Willy Knappenberger and Noah Fensinger, who both reached base on walks, scored on passed balls.Damian Mele, who finished with the pitching win, added a single and a run scored.Knappenberger led Franklin Township with a single and two runs scored, while Fensinger reached base twice and scored both times.Franklin Twp 005 200 0 - 7 5 2Hazleton 400 200 0 - 6 8 1W - Mele. L - Frank.LV LEGIONNo. Valley-So. ParklandNorthern Valley put a two-game losing streak behind them with a 7-2 victory over host South Parkland.Payton Bachman paced Northern Valley with two singles, three runs scored, two walks and two RBIs.Jake Kern followed with a double, a run scored and three RBIs, while Sawyer Smith chipped in with a single and two RBIs.Smith recorded the win on the mound behind a complete game, in which he finished with six strikeouts.Northern Valley keeps a game and a half lead in the LVLBL standings as it moves to 12-3 on the season.No. Valley 102 022 0 - 7 7 0So. Parkland 001 000 1 - 2 7 3