After a string of 20 wins, North Myrtle Beach's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 13-2 to the James Island Trojans. North Myrtle Beach was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as James Island apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Monday.
LUKE ROUPE put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. ROUPE has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. ROUPE was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, North Myrtle Beach got a good showing from AUSTIN LONG, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. LONG 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, CJ OXENDINE made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and a triple. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times he's played.
On James Island's side, they got a great performance from Collin Anderson as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Stow Rogers, who fired off two home runs and three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Amman, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4.
North Myrtle Beach's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-3. As for James Island, they pushed their record up to 26-3-1 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home.
While North Myrtle Beach 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 Friday.
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