Falcons
| 04/07/25 @ ALA - Queen Creek | 0 |
| 04/04/25 vs Coronado | 19 |
| 04/03/25 @ Coconino | 4 |
| 04/02/25 vs Saguaro | 5 |
| 03/31/25 @ Saguaro | 6 |
| + 15 more games |
The Cactus Shadows Falcons will square off against the Marcos de Niza Padres at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cactus Shadows is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
Cactus Shadows is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: ALA - Queen Creek, who was ranked 11th at the time (Cactus Shadows was ranked 12th). The Falcons took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots on Monday. The match marked the first time this year in which the Falcons were not able to get on the board.
Cactus Shadows got a good showing from Cash Duley, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Duley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in nine consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Marcos de Niza fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Coconino on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 15-14. The Padres just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Marcos de Niza's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Cactus Shadows, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-2-1.
Cactus Shadows came out on top in a nail-biter against Marcos de Niza when the teams last played back in February of 2018, sneaking past 8-6. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Padres have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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