The Laurens Raiders will head out on the road to take on the James Island Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Laurens is coming into the match hot, having won their last nine games.
Laurens can't be too worried about heading out to take on James Island: they just beat Easley at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Laurens had just enough and edged Easley out 7-6. That's two games straight that Laurens has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, James Island faced North Myrtle Beach in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Everything went James Island's way against North Myrtle Beach as James Island made off with a 12-2 win. Considering James Island has won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cooper Jones looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kyle Stock was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Trip Ostergard, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI and a double.
Laurens has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for James Island, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 27-3-1.
Laurens couldn't quite finish off James Island in their previous meeting back in March of 2020 and fell 6-4. Can Laurens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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