It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northwest Rankin can now relate to. They fell just short of the Ocean Springs Greyhounds by a score of 6-5 on Monday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Gavin Phillipson
| 04/12/25 vs Madison Central | 3 |
| 04/28/25 @ Ocean Springs | 2 |
| 04/18/25 vs Brandon | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Meridian | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Pearl | 2 |
| + 10 more games |
Brady Saxton and Gavin Phillipson did some serious damage despite the final result: Saxton went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double, while Phillipson went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double. Phillipson has become a key player for Northwest Rankin: the team is 6-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-14-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Eli Ladner, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Northwest Rankin's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-16-1. The slump could be explained by some tough opposition over that stretch, namely Ocean Springs, they, and Brandon. As for the Greyhounds, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 21 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-6-1 record this season.
Northwest Rankin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ocean Springs, they will take on Brandon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Greyhounds' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 7.9 runs per game this season.
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