Cactus Shadows is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Desert Mountain is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cactus Shadows Falcons will take on the Desert Mountain Wolves at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
While Cactus Shadows couldn't quite beat Horizon on Monday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 11-point defeat they were dealt on Friday. Cactus Shadows fell just short of Horizon by a score of 11-9.
Cactus Shadows 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.
At the plate, 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. Jack Scully was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Desert Mountain gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. Everything went their way against Arcadia as Desert Mountain made off with a 7-1 victory.
Desert Mountain also got a great performance from Quinn Robertson as he struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Andrew Kasianko, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Quentin Starbuck, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Cactus Shadows has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-10-1 record this season. As for Desert Mountain, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Cactus Shadows came up short against Desert Mountain in their previous matchup on Thursday, falling 8-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Desert Mountain's Kyle Pettigrew, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Now that Cactus Shadows knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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