Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cactus Shadows). Everything went their way against the Thunderbird Titans on Tuesday as the Cactus Shadows Falcons made off with a 12-1 win. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Titans recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Molly Brown looked comfortable as she struck out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Bailey Fitzmaurice was a standout: she went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Madi Handke, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Cactus Shadows was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Falcons
| 03/04/25 vs Thunderbird | 12-1 |
| 02/27/25 vs Casteel | 9-6 |
| 04/24/24 vs Buckeye | 12-0 |
| 04/15/24 vs Sunrise Mountain | 19-1 |
| 04/12/24 vs Chaparral | 7-6 |
| 04/10/24 vs Notre Dame Prep | 2-0 |
Cactus Shadows pushed their record up to 3-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Thunderbird, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Coming up, Cactus Shadows will look to defend their home field on Friday against Combs at 3:45 p.m. Combs has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13 runs per game on average), something Cactus Shadows will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Thunderbird, they have already played their next contest, a 16-0 victory against Dysart on the 6th.
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