Desert Mountain is 8-2 against Cactus Shadows since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Desert Mountain Wolves will head out on the road to challenge the Cactus Shadows Falcons at 3:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Desert Mountain has five straight victories, Cactus Shadows has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Desert Mountain can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. They blew past Arcadia 7-1.
Quinn Robertson tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Andrew Kasianko was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Jackson Hairston was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
While Cactus Shadows couldn't quite beat Horizon on Monday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 11-point loss they were dealt on Friday. Cactus Shadows fell just short of Horizon by a score of 11-9.
Cactus Shadows also got a good showing from Patrick Geary, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned run or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Geary has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Evan Hanish made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jack Scully, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Desert Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Cactus Shadows, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10-1.
Desert Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over Cactus Shadows in their previous meeting on Thursday, winning 8-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cactus Shadows' Carter Brown, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two doubles. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Desert Mountain still be able to contain Brown? There's only one way to find out.
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