The Cactus Shadows Falcons will take on the Kofa Kings in a tournament on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cactus Shadows is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Wednesday. They skirted past Chaparral 4-2.

Grayson Headon
02/26/25 vs Chaparral | 6 |
04/27/24 @ Notre Dame Prep | 5 |
04/15/24 @ Sunrise Mountain | 3 |
04/09/24 vs Desert Mountain | 2 |
04/05/24 @ Chaparral | 3 |
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Grayson Headon looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Logan Scheuler, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Brown, who went 1-for-2 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Kofa had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Everything went their way against Gilbert Christian on Wednesday as Kofa made off with an 8-1 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Kings have posted since April 4, 2024.
Sebastian Mendoza looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Kofa let Julio Reina and Walther Gallegos run wild. Reina got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Gallegos went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one double. Jose Castro was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
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