On Friday, James Island faced West Florence in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The James Island Trojans had just enough and edged the West Florence Knights out 8-7. The victory was familiar territory for James Island who now have four in a row.
Kyle Stock was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. Stock was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Taj Marchand and Stow Rogers did most of the damage at the plate: Marchand went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Rogers scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On West Florence's side, Brody Cook made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Camp Keels was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
James Island's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-2-1. As for West Florence, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-6.
As of now, neither James Island nor West Florence have any future games scheduled.
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