Sadly, Heritage is still looking for their first win of the season after five matchups. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-7 walloping at the hands of the Phoebus Phantoms on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Heritage has lost by exactly ten runs.
For Phoebus' part, 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).
At the plate, 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Marquis Covington, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Phoebus, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4.
Heritage will take on King's Fork at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Phoebus, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Heritage at 4:30 p.m.
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