The combined Overlake/Bear Creek squad defeated Cashmere, 8-4, on Tuesday to raise its record to 7-1 overall. The Growls also beat Meridian, 7-6, in nine innings on March 24.

The game against three-time state champion Cashmere is part of the Growls’ team service trip to eastern Washington, which will also feature games against Riverside Christian today and Cascade tomorrow.

Junior Ryan Long got the win against Cashmere to go to 4-0 on the season. He struck out 10 while giving up three hits over six innings. At press time, Long had 34 strikeouts in 25 innings pitched on the season.

Also against Cashmere, sophomore center fielder Tellier Lundquist hit his second home run on the season, a three-run shot to right field in the fourth. Junior shortstop Peter Dudunakis had two hits, raising his team-leading batting average to .652.

According to coach Mike Davidson, 13 players and four coaches are working with the Yakima Valley Habitat for Humanity to help build two homes for families in Yakima.

“We are staying on the floor of the Methodist Church here, cooking for ourselves and got our shower for the week this afternoon at the YMCA,” he said. “Our program has done a trip like this every other year since 2012, when our service trip was to the Dominican Republic. In 2014, we rehabilitated two Little League fields in Stockton, Calif.”