On Monday, James Island faced North Myrtle Beach in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The James Island Trojans lost 7-1 to the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs. James Island's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Stow Rogers was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
On North Myrtle Beach's side, LUKE ROUPE made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. ROUPE has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. ROUPE was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, AUSTIN LONG looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on CJ OXENDINE, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and a triple.
James Island's defeat dropped their record down to 25-3-1. As for North Myrtle Beach, they pushed their record up to 26-2 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home.
While James Island had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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