The Falcon Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Pueblo County Hornets at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last three games Falcon has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Falcon had to settle for an 8-6 loss against Manitou Springs. The loss was Falcon's first of the season.
Jaxon Schleper put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Schleper was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other pitching news, Parker Cordova was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.
Schleper wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Isaiah Sadorus, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Falcon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Manitou Springs only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Pueblo County put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Fountain-Fort Carson as Pueblo County made off with a 10-0 victory. That's two games straight that Pueblo County has won by exactly ten runs.
Like Falcon, Pueblo County also got a great game from a two-way player: Johnathan Gonzales. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Gonzales was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Reyes, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Donovan Walsh was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Having lost for the first time this season, Falcon fell to 3-1. As for Pueblo County, their record now sits at 3-0.
Falcon came up short against Pueblo County when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 5-0. Thankfully for Falcon, Braxton Vail (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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