The James Island Trojans will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Bishop England Battling Bishops at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (James Island has five straight wins, Bishop England has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
James Island is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Hanahan 15-3. James Island might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight games by six runs or more this season.
James Island let Stow Rogers and Taj Marchand loose on the outfield. Rogers went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Marchand went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Conley Steed was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bishop England entered their contest against St. Pius X Catholic on April 4th without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Bishop England fell just short of St. Pius X Catholic by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that Bishop England has lost by just one run.
James Island pushed their record up to 18-1-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Bishop England, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
James Island took their win against Bishop England in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 11-0. Does James Island have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop England turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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