St. James proved they can win big last Friday (they won by four) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Socastee Braves 2-1. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: St. James' Jameson Crawford and Socastee's John Agro and Juan Mateo Pino-Portillo were all carded.
Kai Fakhouri was the driving force of St. James' attack as he scored both of St. James' goals, bringing his season total up to 11 goals.

Sharks
04/01/25 vs Socastee | 2-1 |
03/28/25 vs North Myrtle Beach | 4-0 |
03/25/25 @ Conway | 3-1 |
03/21/25 vs Carolina Forest | 4-4 |
03/18/25 @ Myrtle Beach | 2-1 |
03/11/25 @ Socastee | 2-1 |
The win (which was St. James' sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-3. As for Socastee, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. St. James will face off against rival Myrtle Beach at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (St. James have won three straight at home, while Myrtle Beach won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change. Meanwhile, Socastee is set to challenge their familiar foe Carolina Forest at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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