It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Falcon had no problem doing just that on Sunday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks. The win made it back-to-back victories for Falcon.
Jaxon Schleper was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Schleper has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Schleper was even better at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Uriah Maestas was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rowan Kliniske, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Cheyenne Mountain's side, Jansen Roberts was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Falcon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Cheyenne Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 17-8.
Falcon will head out on the road to take on Pueblo County at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Pueblo County will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Falcon surely won't give up without a fight. Cheyenne Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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