Preview: Phoebus Phantoms vs. Woodside Wolverines
Phoebus is 1-9 against Woodside since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Phoebus Phantoms will look to defend their home field against the Woodside Wolverines at 4:30 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Phoebus never let their opponents score. Everything went their way against Denbigh as Phoebus made off with a 20-0 win. 20 seems to be a good number for Phoebus as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Tahirah Tyler made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only a hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Tyler was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Phoebus let Kadence Bone and Ziya Moore loose on the outfield. Bone went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Moore scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Edwards, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Woodside entered their tilt with Norcom with eight consecutive wins dating back to last season but they'll enter their next game with nine. They put the hurt on the Greyhounds with a sharp 21-5 win on Monday. Fans of Woodside have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Woodside got a massive performance out of Mya Pridgen, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Pridgen is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Micaiah Cooper, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Phoebus' victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for Woodside, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Phoebus suffered a grim 20-10 defeat to Woodside in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Phoebus have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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