Falcon waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Canon City Tigers and snuck past 3-1. That's more bragging rights for Falcon, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Parker Cordova tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Uriah Maestas was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of David Ada, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Canon City's side, John Vendetti was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Canon City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Chavez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Falcon pushed their record up to 14-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Canon City, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Falcon will take on Sierra at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Canon City, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Coronado at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Canon City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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