After flying high against Agua Fria last Friday, Cactus came back down to earth. The Cactus Cobras fell just short of the Agua Fria Owls by a score of 16-14 on Monday. Cactus was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Agua Fria apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played.
Ciara Anthony put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Anthony was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Jillian Duda was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Charley Enos was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Even though they lost, Cactus was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with six doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
On Agua Fria's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Yahaira Espinoza, who went 4-for-5 with a triple. Another player making a difference was Taylor McElroy, who went 1-for-5 with a triple.
Cactus' defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Agua Fria, their victory bumped their record up to 4-13.
Cactus will head out on the road to challenge Peoria at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Cactus is facing Peoria at the right time seeing as Peoria is stuck on an 18-game losing streak. As for Agua Fria, they will head out on the road to take on Mingus at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Mingus has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.2 runs per game on average), something Agua Fria will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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