Desert Mountain came tearing into Tuesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cactus Shadows Falcons and snuck past 5-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Desert Mountain also won the last time the pair played last Thursday.
Desert Mountain got a great performance from Brody James as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. James has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lance Samuels, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Pettigrew, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
On Cactus Shadows' side, they got a good showing from Grayson Headon, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Cactus Shadows saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Henry Verhamme, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Desert Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Cactus Shadows, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-11-1.
Desert Mountain will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Horizon at 6:00 p.m. As for Cactus Shadows, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ironwood at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cactus Shadows is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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