The James Island Trojans will be playing at home against the West Ashley Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in James Island's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while West Ashley has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
James Island will make a triumphant return home after picking up their first road win of the season at May River expense on Wednesday. James Island fell 8-5 to May River.
James Island saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taj Marchand, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Stow Rogers, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, West Ashley entered their match against Summerville two weeks ago without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. West Ashley took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Summerville.
James Island's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-2-1. As for West Ashley, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4.
James Island suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to West Ashley in their previous matchup back in March of 2019. Can James Island avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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