Baseball Recap: Cactus Shadows Falls Short Against Ranked ALA - Queen Creek

Cactus Shadows faced ALA - Queen Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Falcons fell 4-0 to the Patriots. The match marked the first time this season in which the Falcons were not able to get on the board.

Cactus Shadows got a good showing from Cash Duley, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Duley has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two hits in nine consecutive appearances.

Falcons

Previous 5 Games

04/07/25 @ ALA - Queen Creek	0-4
04/04/25 vs Coronado	19-2
04/03/25 @ Coconino	4-2
04/02/25 vs Saguaro	5-1
03/31/25 @ Saguaro	6-5

Cactus Shadows moved to 17-2-1 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for ALA - Queen Creek, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 17-1.

Cactus Shadows has already played their next game, a 15-0 victory against Marcos de Niza on the 8th. As for ALA - Queen Creek, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 13-0 win against Combs on the 8th.