The Hartsville Red Foxes will head out on the road to square off against the James Island Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Hartsville sitting on four straight victories and James Island on five.
On Thursday, Hartsville had just enough and edged A.C. Flora out 2-1.
Elena Mathys spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits.
At the plate, Hartsville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mary Ellen Hickey, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but James Island had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Redhawks. Five seems to be a good number for James Island as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
James Island also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Gracie Sue Billings gave up just two earned runs on four hits and racked up six Ks. Billings has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Reagan Wheatley, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ellie Wohlscheid, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Hartsville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for James Island, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6.
Everything went Hartsville's way against James Island in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Hartsville made off with an 8-2 victory. Will Hartsville repeat their success, or does James Island have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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