It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Canon City can now relate to. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcon Falcons on Saturday. The shutout was out of character for Canon City seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
Rocco Montoya was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Falcon's side, the result came thanks to Parker Cordova's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Falcon's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chase Kessler, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Canon City has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-12 record this season. As for Falcon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
As of now, neither Canon City nor Falcon have any future games scheduled.
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