Japan vs. Red Land: Predicting Final Score for 2015 LLWS World Championship

The International and United States World Series champions have been decided, and a mammoth matchup is set for Sunday's Little League World Series final between Japan and Red Land (PA). 

Both teams punched their ticket to the finals in dramatic fashion while riding high into the finals. Japan used a seventh inning fielder's choice to get past Mexico, while an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth gave Pennsylvania the U.S. crown. 

Here is a look ahead at Sunday's final with a prediction on who will be going home as Little League World Series champions.

Team	Team	Time (ET)	Watch	Prediction
Pennsylvania	Japan	3:00 p.m.	ABC	Pennsylvania wins 4-1

It's two teams from two corners of the world in Pennsylvania and Japan. Luckily for the United States champions, this game is right in their home state. They are going to have the overwhelming crowd advantage as over 40,000 spectators were on hand to see them beat Texas with that number likely to be equaled on Sunday. 

A powerful team, Pennsylvania can get it done with an offense that puts up big numbers on any given night. This team scored 18 runs in their opener in Williamsport and have been extremely difficult to slow down since. 

The slugging Cole Wagner leads the team and the tournament with four home runs, providing plenty of pop in that left-handed bat. He's been red-hot all week, as PA Media Group Geoff Morrow pointed out after his home run on Thursday:

Roll out the likes of Jaden Henline and Adam Cramer, who are capable of pitching a nice ballgame, too, and Pennsylvania is just too deep a team not to like.

But the American side is in for quite a test in playing a Japanese squad that prides itself on defense and pitching. A team that at times had two-and-a-half hour infield practice sessions, they are clinical and will make sure Pennsylvania doesn't get any cheap hits off them. 

Even ESPN commentator Dave Flemming stopped and took notice of Japan's defensive strategies:

Their pitching has been just as impressive. With a deep set of arms, they have not allowed more than five runs in a single game this entire tournament, including holding Mexico to a single run and then shutting them out in the International Championship. The Mexican team had scored 36 runs in three games in between their matchups with Japan. 

But Pennsylvania's offense is just too deep and too relentless for Japan to just rely on pitching. If they have a shot at winning, they'll have to rely on Shingo Tomita to provide some big swings. Tomita leads the team with three home runs this tournament. 

Regardless of the score on Sunday, both teams have been extremely impressive throughout this tournament and have provided wonderful entertainment to baseball fans around the world. A hero's welcome will surely await both sides despite the outcome. But if this Little League World Series has taught us anything, it's that Sunday's final is going to be an immensely riveting affair.

Stats courtesy of LLBWS.com