With a playoff game on the line, Overlake/Bear Creek rose to the challenge on Saturday. They beat the Meridian Trojans by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2. The win was nothing new for Overlake/Bear Creek as they're now sitting on six straight.
Max Bieber was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Bieber has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Bieber was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Fowler, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Overlake/Bear Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Meridian, their loss dropped their record down to 17-9.
Overlake/Bear Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Meridian, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 defeat vs. Overlake on the 25th.
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