Falcons
| 03/20/25 @ Combs | 24 |
| 03/17/25 vs Putnam City | 22 |
| 03/24/25 vs Peoria | 21 |
| 04/04/25 vs Coronado | 17 |
| 04/10/25 @ Marcos de Niza | 15 |
Cactus Shadows won the last time they faced Marcos de Niza and things went their way on Thursday too. The Falcons put the hurt on the Padres with a sharp 17-2 win. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Jeremy Larson looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Henry Verhamme and Keyen Marquez did most of the damage at the plate: Verhamme scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Marquez went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. Carter Brown was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Cactus Shadows always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marcos de Niza only posted an OBP of .316.
The victory made it two in a row for Cactus Shadows and bumps their season record up to 19-2-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.0 runs over those games. As for Marcos de Niza, they dropped their record down to 6-13 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Coming up, Cactus Shadows will challenge St. Mary's at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Marcos de Niza, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 18-3 victory against Camelback on the 11th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
