It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Northwest Rankin had no problem doing just that on Friday. They put the hurt on the Ocean Springs Greyhounds with a sharp 18-2 victory. Northwest Rankin might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 23 matches by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Reese Collier, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and four runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Smith, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Ocean Springs' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Farrah James, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The win for Northwest Rankin keeps them at an undefeated 32-0. As for Ocean Springs, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-10-1.
Northwest Rankin will square off against Hernando at 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday. Northwest Rankin will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. Ocean Springs does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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