SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Daisuke Yamaga and Toshinori Wakai each hit two-run homers Saturday to lead Chiba City, Japan, to a 5-2 victory over Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, at the Little League World Series.

Wakai also got the complete-game win, striking out 11, walking two and allowing four hits.

Yamaga staked Japan to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first with his homer to center field.

Saudi Arabia rallied to tie in the top of the third on Nicky Knight's two-run triple.

But Japan took the lead for good in the bottom half after Yamaga tripled before Wakai homered to center to make it 4-2.

Saudi Arabia got the tying run to the plate with two outs in the sixth after Cameron Durley walked and John Sheppard doubled, but Wakai got a groundout to end it.