North Myrtle Beach is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Monday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Conway Tigers at 6:00 p.m. North Myrtle Beach's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Conway's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
North Myrtle Beach barely beat South Florence the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. North Myrtle Beach never let South Florence get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Chiefs in their matchups with the Bruins: they've now won nine in a row.
Jake Frick looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Sawyer Smith was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was CJ Oxendine, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Conway fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Georgetown on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 7-6. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by just one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Conway and nudges their season record down to 3-2. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for North Myrtle Beach, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
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