Falcons
| 04/16/25 @ St. Mary's | 19 |
| 04/02/25 @ Saguaro | 18 |
| 04/14/25 vs St. Mary's | 17 |
| 03/17/25 vs Combs | 16 |
| 04/08/25 @ Marcos de Niza | 13 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cactus Shadows). Everything went their way against the St. Mary's Knights on Wednesday as they made off with a 19-4 victory. The win was nothing new for the Falcons as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Cactus Shadows got a great performance from Megan Hughes as she tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Hughes has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 14 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Madi Handke and Bailey Fitzmaurice did most of the damage at the plate: Handke scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Fitzmaurice went 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave Handke a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ava Fossey, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Cactus Shadows was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .486. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .417 or higher in three consecutive games.
Cactus Shadows' victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-9. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for St. Mary's, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Cactus Shadows will take on rival Mesquite at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, St. Mary's is set to square off against their familiar foe Saguaro at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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