North Myrtle Beach waltzed into their matchup on Monday with 19 straight wins... but they left with 20. They beat the James Island Trojans by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-1. Considering North Myrtle Beach has won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
LUKE ROUPE made a big impact no matter where he played. 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 six consecutive pitching appearances. ROUPE was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, AUSTIN LONG looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on CJ OXENDINE, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and a triple.
On James Island's side, Stow Rogers made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run.
North Myrtle Beach pushed their record up to 26-2 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home. As for James Island, their defeat dropped their record down to 25-3-1.
North Myrtle Beach will have a chance to go back-to-back against James Island: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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