It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Petal can now relate to. They fell just short of the Ocean Springs Greyhounds by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. Petal was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Ocean Springs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Friday.
Petal saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fisher Howell, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Ocean Springs' side, Will Blevins tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Maddox Moreland and Cannon Hensarling did most of the damage at the plate: Moreland went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs, while Hensarling scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Petal's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-13. As for Ocean Springs, they pushed their record up to 17-10 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road.
While Petal had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday.
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