Orange Beach put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ocean Springs Greyhounds an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Orange Beach, who have now won 15 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Kaylee Favors made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Favors has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Favors was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Kinsley Blackwell was excellent, going 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ava Hodo, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
On Ocean Springs' side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn Peterson, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Orange Beach's win bumped their record up to 18-0. As for Ocean Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Orange Beach will take on McCracken County at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Ocean Springs, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Harrison Central at 7:00 p.m. Ocean Springs is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
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