It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ocean Springs can now relate to. They lost 11-2 to the Northwest Rankin Cougars on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Ocean Springs couldn't push the score so high this time.
K?Lee Gum was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie McDonald, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Northwest Rankin's side, Jolie Hays spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Northwest Rankin got a massive performance out of Brooke Smith, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Chloe Miller was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Ocean Springs' defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-11-1. As for Northwest Rankin, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 31-0.
While Ocean Springs 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 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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