Softball Preview: Ocean Springs Greyhounds vs. Gulfport Admirals
The Ocean Springs Greyhounds will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Gulfport Admirals at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Ocean Springs had just enough and edged Harrison Central out 8-7.
The team relied heavily on Gracie McDonald, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Farrah James, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gulfport entered their tilt with St. Martin with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Yellow Jackets a 6-0 shutout last Thursday. Six seems to be a good number for Gulfport as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ocean Springs has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Gulfport, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5-1.
Ocean Springs came out on top in a nail-biter against Gulfport in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 7-5. Will Ocean Springs repeat their success, or does Gulfport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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