FALCONS SCRAPE PAST CREEKSIDE IN GAME 1

STRUTHERS OH- The rivalry between Creekside, and Astro Falcons is alive and well. The two teams meet yet again in an 18U championship series for Class B Baseball. The regular season matchups were Astro Falcons dominated affairs, but Creekside came ready to battle Sunday night. In a pitcher’s duel the Falcons still won 2-1.

The Falcons did the most they could with their pair of hits on the night. Jack Whalen went 1-2 with a walk, a run scored, and a RBI.  David Kessler walked and got credited with a RBI as well.  The other hit for Astro came from Clay Wiesen who 1-3 with a run scored.

The Astros pitching was dominant as ever as Jordan Kolenda went 7 innings only giving up 1 run on 6 hits. He struck out 10 while walking none.

Braden Zeigler collected the only RBI of the day for Creekside going 1-3. Danny Flynn had multiple hits going 2-3. Tyler Kamerer went 1-3 as well with a run scored.

Mark Bunch was the tough luck loser for Creekside. He held the Falcons offense to just 2 hits and gave up 2 runs.  He struck out 4.