Baseball Recap: Phoebus Has No Trouble Against King's Fork

Phoebus made up a huge gap compared to their last game against King's Fork, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Phantoms put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 12-2 win on Friday. For the Phantoms, this counts as revenge for the 15-2 victory the Bulldogs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2015.

Joseph Moore III made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Moore III was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Josiah (Beaux) Moore

Runs

04/04/25 @ King's Fork	4
03/25/25 @ Woodside	4
04/03/25 @ Heritage	3
03/27/25 vs Woodside	1

In other batting news, Josiah (Beaux) Moore was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has become a key player for Phoebus: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 0-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of King Robinson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Phoebus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as King's Fork only posted an OBP of .357.

The win made it two in a row for Phoebus and bumps their season record up to 2-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.5 runs over those games. As for King's Fork, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Phoebus will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Bethel at 4:30 p.m. on the 15th. As for King's Fork, they will challenge Western Branch at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bulldogs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bruins have averaged an impressive 12 runs per game this season.