Overton never got on the board in their matchup on Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Hillsboro on Saturday. They walked away with a 10-6 win over the Hillsboro Burros. This was a revenge game for Overton, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-2 loss when these two played last Sunday.
Will Livingston made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off seven hits. Livingston has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Livingston was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyree Christian, who scored four runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Ian Carie was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
On Hillsboro's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Lawson, who fired off two home runs and three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Hillsboro didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Overton only tossed eight.
Overton's victory bumped their record up to 20-17. As for Hillsboro, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-7.
As of now, neither Overton nor Hillsboro have any future games scheduled.
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