St. James is 8-2 against Conway since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The St. James Sharks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Conway Tigers at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. James has eight straight victories, Conway has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, St. James narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Carolina Forest 3-2. That's two games straight that St. James has won by just one run.
Frank Pepe tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, CJ Cilino was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Conway suffered a tough 9-3 loss at the hands of Sumter on Friday.
St. James has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Conway, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
St. James took their victory against Conway when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 14-0. Will St. James repeat their success, or does Conway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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