Baseball Recap: 11 Straight Home Wins for Cactus Shadows

Falcons

Margin (Wins)

03/20/25 @ Combs	24
03/17/25 vs Putnam City	22
03/24/25 vs Peoria	21
04/04/25 vs Coronado	17
04/08/25 vs Marcos de Niza	15

There's no place like home for Cactus Shadows, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over the Marcos de Niza Padres on Tuesday. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.

Grayson Headon looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Cactus Shadows got a massive performance out of Evan Hanish, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Brown, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.

Cactus Shadows kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in February of 2024.

Cactus Shadows pushed their record up to 18-2-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.1 runs over those games. As for Marcos de Niza, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-12.

Cactus Shadows will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Padres: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.