Braintree displayed plenty of resilience and strong defense in bouncing back nicely at the Little League World Series.

On Saturday, Braintree stayed alive in the double-elimination tournament in Williamsport, Pa., with a solid 7-3 win over Richmond, Texas.

The Texas team jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but Braintree wasn’t bothered, scoring three runs to take a lead they would not relinquish.

Defense played a major role in the game, as Texas made four errors and Braintree only committed one miscue in the field. Although Texas outhit the New England champions, 9-7, Braintree produced enough offense to keep its championship dream alive.

Braintree opened the tournament Thursday with a tough 13-0 loss to the Southeast champs from South Carolina. Joe Giulietti launched a grand slam to give his team an 8-0 lead and the game was stopped after four innings by the mercy rule.

Braintree’s lone hit was a single off the bat of Colman Gouthro, as Giulietti was dominant on the mound, tossing 3.1 no-hit innings.

Fairfield, Conn., the Metro champs, is off to a 2-0 start.