Phoenix is 0-10 against Henley since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Phoenix Pirates are on the road again to play the Henley Hornets at 5:00 p.m.
Phoenix will head into Saturday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune last Saturday. They fell victim to a tough 11-5 defeat at the hands of Klamath Union.
Meanwhile, Henley waltzed into their contest on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They won by a run and slipped past the Cowboys 9-8.
Annie Campos was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Campos has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Campos was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Anna Harper and Suzy Nichols did most of the damage at the plate: Harper got on base in three of her six plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Nichols scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Natalie Hudson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Phoenix now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Henley, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-1 record this season.
Phoenix might still be hurting after the 24-0 loss they got from Henley in their previous meeting on April 6th. Can Phoenix avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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