Ocean Springs stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past the North Pike Jaguars 16-5. The win was familiar territory for Ocean Springs who now have three in a row.
Brooklyn Peterson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (she also only allowed one walk). Peterson has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Peterson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Farrah James, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was K?lee Gum, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Ocean Springs' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-7. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs per game. As for North Pike, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-12.
Ocean Springs will head out on the road to challenge D'Iberville at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Ocean Springs will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for North Pike, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 6-5 win vs. Clinton on the 13th.
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