Baseball Recap: James Island picks up ninth straight win at home

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 11:16pm

Baseball Recap: James Island Trojans vs. Hartsville Red Foxes

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but James Island had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Hartsville Red Foxes out 3-2. The victory was nothing new for James Island as they're now sitting on three straight.

Trip Ostergard was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.

On Hartsville's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Atkinson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

James Island's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-2-1. As for Hartsville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-9 record this season.

James Island will play host again on Friday to welcome West Florence, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. West Florence will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something James Island surely won't give up without a fight. Hartsville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps