It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Ocean Springs had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Oak Grove Warriors. The win was familiar territory for Ocean Springs who now have eight in a row.
Brooklyn Peterson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, K?Lee Gum and Gracie McDonald did most of the damage at the plate: Gum scored a run while going 2-for-4, while McDonald scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. McDonald has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kerrigan Scott, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Ocean Springs is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7-1 record this season. As for Oak Grove, they now have a losing record at 9-10-1.
Ocean Springs will have a chance to go back-to-back against Oak Grove: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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