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| 05/02/26 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 04/05/18 - Away | 6-7 L |
| 04/06/17 - Home | 25-1 W |
| 04/01/16 - Home | 13-3 W |
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Cactus Shadows ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Flagstaff Eagles, sneaking past 6-5. This was payback for the Falcons, who suffered a 7-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Logan Scheuler looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Keyen Marquez was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, two RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Verhamme, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run and two runs.
Cactus Shadows always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Flagstaff only posted an OBP of .353.
The win made it two in a row for Cactus Shadows and bumps their season record up to 18-5. As for Flagstaff, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 19-8-1 record.
Coming up, Cactus Shadows will venture away from home to challenge Salpointe Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Falcons' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lancers have averaged an impressive 9 runs per game this season. Flagstaff does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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