Softball Preview: St. Martin Yellow Jackets vs. Ocean Springs Greyhounds
St. Martin is 2-8 against Ocean Springs since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The St. Martin Yellow Jackets will be playing at home against the Ocean Springs Greyhounds at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, St. Martin had just enough and edged Biloxi out 4-3. The victory was just what St. Martin needed coming off of a 6-0 defeat in their prior match.
Emma Claire Elmore was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2. Nadia Ordonez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Ocean Springs stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Gulfport as Ocean Springs made off with a 13-3 win. Ocean Springs' victory was all the more impressive since Gulfport was averaging only 3.55 runs allowed on the season.
Caitlyn Ludwig and K?lee Gum did most of the damage at the plate: Ludwig fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3, while Gum went 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Farrah James, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
St. Martin's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-12. As for Ocean Springs, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
St. Martin came up short against Ocean Springs in their previous matchup back in March, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of James, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Now that St. Martin knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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