Cactus Shadows is on an 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Coconino is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Cactus Shadows will host Coconino at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cactus Shadows barely beat Arcadia the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Cactus Shadows blew past Arcadia 12-2 on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Titans: they've now won seven in a row.
Megan Hughes looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. What's more, she posted three strikeouts, the most she's had since back in February.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Caylee Cundall, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Nina Riolo, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Cactus Shadows always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arcadia only posted an OBP of .348.
Meanwhile, while Coconino put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Prescott. Coconino was the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Prescott. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by seven runs or more this season.
Coconino has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. Cactus Shadows' win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Cactus Shadows came up short against Coconino when the teams last played back in April of 2016, falling 9-4. Can Cactus Shadows avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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