Baseball Recap: Phoebus comes up short despite Xavier Nixon's strong performance

Phoebus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 15-4 to the Gloucester Dukes. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Phoebus of the 5-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.

Xavier Nixon was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.

Phoebus' loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Gloucester, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2.

While Phoebus 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 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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