The James Island Trojans will be playing at home against the Ashley Ridge Swamp Foxes at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
James Island can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Hilton Head Island as James Island made off with a 12-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for James Island who now have three in a row.
Kyle Stock made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Stock was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Grayson Bennett was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Stow Rogers was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Ashley Ridge can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game last Monday. They had just enough and edged Hickory Grove Christian out 2-1.
Andrew McLaughlin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Ashley Ridge's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Dominianni, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
James Island pushed their record up to 16-1-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Ashley Ridge, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Everything went James Island's way against Ashley Ridge in their previous matchup back in March as James Island made off with a 9-0 victory. Will James Island repeat their success, or does Ashley Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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