On Monday, James Island faced Laurens in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The James Island Trojans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Laurens Raiders. The victory was familiar territory for James Island who now have three in a row.
James Island got a great performance from Collin Anderson as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Anderson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jake Amman was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3.
James Island pushed their record up to 28-3-1 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home. As for Laurens, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-7.
James Island will have a chance to go back-to-back against Laurens: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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