It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Falcon can now relate to. They fell just short of the Pueblo County Hornets by a score of 5-3 on Friday. Falcon was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Pueblo County apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Friday.
Falcon saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rowan Kliniske, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Ethan Gentz was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Pueblo County's side, Johnathan Gonzales made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Gonzales was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, JJ Barger looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Julian Reyes, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Luke Rohrer, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
This is the second loss in a row for Falcon and nudges their season record down to 21-7. As for Pueblo County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.
Falcon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pueblo County, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Holy Family at 10:00 a.m. Holy Family will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Pueblo County surely won't give up without a fight.
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