It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Cactus ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Deer Valley Skyhawks 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cobras have posted since April 18, 2024.
Ciara Anthony was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
Anthony wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mia Turner, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Cobras
| 04/08/25 @ Deer Valley | 3-2 |
| 04/02/25 @ Peoria | 10-3 |
| 03/24/25 @ Agua Fria | 16-0 |
| 03/03/25 @ Moon Valley | 19-4 |
| 04/22/24 @ Goldwater | 7-0 |
| + 3 more games |
Cactus pushed their record up to 7-6 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Deer Valley, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4-1.
Cactus will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Skyhawks: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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