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| 05/10/18 - Neutral | 4-3 W |
| 05/01/18 - Neutral | 11-0 W |
| 03/11/17 - Neutral | 8-0 W |
Cactus is a perfect 3-0 against Mohave since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Cactus Cobras will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mohave Thunderbirds at 3:45 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cactus is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Moon Valley 19-4 on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Cobras in their matchups with the Rockets: they've now won six in a row.
Riley Kilgore was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Kilgore was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rhyan Enos was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Charley Enos was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Cactus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .714. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Mohave hadn't done well against Prescott recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Mohave was the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over Prescott. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunderbirds.
Like Cactus, Mohave also got a great game from a two-way player: Rilynn Bragg. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Bragg was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, Gabby Fernandez and Allison Portillo did most of the damage at the plate: Fernandez went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Portillo scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kaydence Farnham, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Cactus' victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Mohave, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Cactus came out on top in a nail-biter against Mohave in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, sneaking past 4-3. Will Cactus repeat their success, or does Mohave have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
