It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Ocean Springs had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Petal Panthers 4-2. This was a revenge game for Ocean Springs, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-2 loss when these two played last Friday.
Ocean Springs got a great performance from Will Blevins as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Ocean Springs let Maddox Moreland and Cannon Hensarling loose on the outfield. 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.
On Petal's side, they 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.
Ocean Springs pushed their record up to 17-10 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Petal, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-13.
Ocean Springs will have a chance to go back-to-back against Petal: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday.
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