The St. James Sharks will head out to take on the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. James is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 14 games.
St. James' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Loris with a sharp 10-0 win. The Sharks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, North Myrtle Beach got the win against Myrtle Beach on Tuesday by a conclusive 10-0. The victory continues a trend for the Chiefs in their matchups with the Seahawks: they've now won five in a row.
Nealy Lockner made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, Izzy Bruno was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Sadie Olson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
North Myrtle Beach was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
St. James pushed their record up to 17-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for North Myrtle Beach, their record now sits at 13-10.
St. James took their win against North Myrtle Beach in their previous meeting on April 10th by a conclusive 11-0 score. Will the Sharks repeat their success, or do the Chiefs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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