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The Woodlawn Bears advanced to the Class 2A State Championship game after defeating Riverside 3-2 in Saturday’s semifinal at Palestine-Wheatley High School. Hollis Holderfield delivered the game-winning RBI double in the seventh inning, scoring Cash Hargis. Woodlawn overcame two earlier losses to Riverside this season and improved its state tournament run with strong pitching from Tyner Burris and Logan Clark. The Bears will face Palestine-Wheatley for the title Thursday in Hot Springs. Earlier in the tournament, Woodlawn beat Bigelow 9-5 behind key hits from Parker Arnold and Holderfield, then opened tournament play with an 11-1 victory over Sloan-Hendrix fueled by Tyler French’s three RBIs.