MIAMI, Oklahoma --  NEO scored two runs over the final two innings to overcome a 7-6 NOC Tonkawa lead to win 8-7 in the first game of two at NEO on Saturday.

NOC trailed 6-3 before rallying with two runs in the sixth and two in the seventh to give the Mavs a 7-6 lead.

A Payton St. Andrews single scored Jules Leach to tie the game at 6-6 in the seventh and then Kayla Stover's ground out scored Kailey Rich to give NOC a 7-6 edge.

St. Andrews had three hits and drove in two for the Mavs.

Jordan Johnson, Kennedy Zook, and Kaidince Calvert worked from the circle for the Mavs.

NEO 8, Mavs 7, 8 Innings

                123 456 78--R   H   E

Mavs        100 112 20--7  10   2

NEO         002 130 11--8  10   5

Mavs--Johnson, Zook (5), Calvert (8) and St. Andrews.  2B--Glasgow, St. Andrews.  SB--Leach 2, Kaniatobe, Ackerman, Rich.  L--Calvert.