Petal dropped their record down to 16-8 on Thursday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Oak Grove Warriors by a score of 6-5. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-2 on Tuesday.
John Lindsey was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Fischer Howell, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
As for Oak Grove, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 20-5. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.33 runs across that stretch.
On Oak Grove's side, Eli Wheat and Kendrell Roberts did most of the damage at the plate: Wheat went 2-for-3 with two runs, while Roberts went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Booth Jr, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
As of now, neither Petal nor Oak Grove have any future games scheduled.
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