The St. James Sharks will head out to square off against the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. James will be strutting in after a win while North Myrtle Beach will be coming in after a defeat.
St. James will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Friday, then bounced right back against Conway on Tuesday. St. James blew past Conway 7-0. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for St. James' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, North Myrtle Beach's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Carolina Forest by a score of 1-0.
The victory got St. James back to even at 6-6. As for North Myrtle Beach, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-2.
St. James took their win against North Myrtle Beach when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. James since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
