If Falconer was feeling good fresh off their 11-0 takedown of Cattaraugus-Little Valley on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Golden Falcons fell just short of the Gowanda Panthers by a score of 8-6 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Golden Falcons have suffered since May 10, 2025.
Erik Stenstrom was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Stenstrom was even better at the plate, getting on base in five of his seven plate appearances with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was his first of the season.
Stenstrom wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Logan Johnson, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI. Chase Bianco was another, getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances with two runs.
Falconer now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Gowanda, they pushed their record up to 1-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
While Falconer had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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