After two games on the road, Phoebus is heading back home. They will take on the Heritage Hurricanes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Phoebus will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Phoebus scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Heritage as Phoebus made off with a 17-7 victory. With that win, Phoebus brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Joe Moore tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up seven earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Xavier Nixon, who scored four runs and stole six bases while going 4-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Marquis Covington was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Phoebus' victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4. As for Heritage, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
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