After flying high against Standley Lake last Saturday, Higley came back down to earth. The Higley Knights' tough 8-2 defeat to the Cactus Shadows Falcons on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. Higley has not had much luck with Cactus Shadows recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Gio Liburdi made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Cactus Shadows' side, they got a great performance from Jeremy Larson as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Adin Oeltjen was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Jack Scully was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Higley's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Cactus Shadows, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-6-1.
Higley will look to defend their home field on Friday against Campo Verde at 6:00 p.m. As for Cactus Shadows, they will head out on the road to face off against Notre Dame Prep at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Notre Dame Prep is coming into the match with five straight victories at home, so Cactus Shadows will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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