Baseball Preview: James Island Trojans vs. North Myrtle Beach Chiefs
James Island and North Myrtle Beach are an even 4-4-1 against one another since February of 2020, but likely not for long. The James Island Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (James Island: 2.9, North Myrtle Beach: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
James Island is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against North Myrtle Beach (and have done all season long). Everything went James Island's way against North Myrtle Beach on Wednesday as James Island made off with a 13-2 win. James Island's victory was all the more impressive since North Myrtle Beach was averaging only 1.86 runs allowed on the season.
James Island got a great performance from Collin Anderson as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Stow Rogers, who fired off two home runs and three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Amman, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4.
James Island's win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-3-1. As for North Myrtle Beach, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-3.
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