The Cactus Shadows Falcons will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Horizon Huskies at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cactus Shadows put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on March 5th. They blew past Mountain Pointe 9-2. The win was nothing new for Cactus Shadows as they're now sitting on three straight.
Hailee Robidoux was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Robidoux has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Robidoux was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kira Day, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Ava Fossey was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Horizon never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Campo Verde on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Coyotes by a score of 10-7.
Shay Valenti was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, a run, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Brown, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Cactus Shadows is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Horizon, they pushed their record up to 7-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Cactus Shadows' way against Horizon in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Cactus Shadows made off with a 10-3 win. Will Cactus Shadows repeat their success, or does Horizon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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