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   The Walpole American 12-year-old Little League team has proven over the first two days of the single-elimination District 11 tourney that it can win either small or big, but they would all most likely say that they’d rather win big.
   After squeaking through a 2-1 nail-biter Monday night when they had to come back at the last second after trailing all game, they seemed pretty happy to be able to do it the other way Tuesday night when they rolled over Ashland, 12-2, at the Norwood Little League Complex on Washington Street.
   The victory, coupled with Monday’s tight one over Norwood, put the Americans in the District 11 championship game, which was played Wednesday against the Walpole Nationals, with the winners taking the next step in the direction of Williamsport.
   It was the second year in a row that the same town swept the tourney bracket, with host Norwood having done it last year. Adding more fuel to the deep rivalry between the two …