Baseball Preview: North Myrtle Beach Chiefs vs. James Island Trojans
North Myrtle Beach and James Island are an even 4-4-1 against one another since February of 2020, but likely not for long. The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs will be playing at home against the James Island Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. North Myrtle Beach will be looking to keep their 14-game home win streak alive.
North Myrtle Beach is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: James Island, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (North Myrtle Beach was ranked second). North Myrtle Beach lost 13-2 to James Island on Wednesday.
LUKE ROUPE was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. ROUPE has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. ROUPE was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, North Myrtle Beach got a good showing from AUSTIN LONG, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. LONG has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, CJ OXENDINE was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and a triple. He is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in the last three games he's played.
North Myrtle Beach's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-3. As for James Island, their victory bumped their record up to 26-3-1.
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