The May River Sharks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Irmo Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Irmo is facing May River at the wrong time: May River suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Bengals by a score of 5-3. It was the first time this season that May River let down their fans at home.
May River saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tysen Brasington, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Irmo fell victim to Newberry and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 1-0. Irmo just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Irmo also got a good showing from Cooper Starling, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Even though they lost, Irmo was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Newberry didn't hit any.
May River's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8. As for Irmo, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
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