Falcon entered their tilt with Canon City on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Canon City Tigers. While the Falcons didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Ari Campbell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cami Ruecker, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lorelai Lenn, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Falcon has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Canon City, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
Falcon will square off against Mitchell at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Canon City, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Sand Creek at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Canon City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
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