The St. James Sharks will challenge the West Florence Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. James is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Westwood a 6-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for the Sharks as they're now sitting on four straight.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West Florence, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They blew past Lugoff-Elgin 10-3 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Demons: they've now won five in a row.
Annie Ruth Eliason spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, West Florence got a massive performance out of Ashlyn Daisy, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Charisma Williams, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
West Florence hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lugoff-Elgin struck out 12 times.
St. James pushed their record up to 21-4 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for West Florence, their win bumped their record up to 18-7.
St. James skirted past West Florence 2-0 in their previous matchup on Thursday. Will the Sharks repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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