St. James entered their tilt with Socastee with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Socastee Braves on Wednesday. That three run margin sets a new team best for St. James this season.
Maxwell Albanese tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Josh Harnish, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rome Derenzo, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. James is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Socastee, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
St. James will have a chance to go back-to-back against Socastee: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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