Naturally, Isaiah and Ronan Sadorus are close.

The brothers on Falcon’s baseball team are separated by just two years. Isaiah is a senior; Ronan is a sophomore.

They also play the same position … pitcher. Between throwing baseballs with each other regularly, as young children, and now playing for the same high school team, the two have been largely inseparable throughout their careers.

Isaiah, as the elder, is the staff’s ace. Ronan has become one of the Falcons’ top other options, thanks to a competitive relationship with his brother.

“Me and him could do anything and it would be competitive,” Ronan said. “With baseball, it really brings out the best in whatever we do. If he hits a ball a certain distance, I try to hit it farther. It ultimately pushes me to be a better baseball player.”

And while Isaiah, being older, has served as the instructor in their relationship, Ronan’s presence has made him more comfortable.

“Just being able to mentor him is awesome,” Isaiah said. “We’ve played baseball together our whole lives. It’s awesome.”

While those two are the only siblings, their bond carries over to the rest of the team. Falcon’s players believe a team-wide “brotherhood” has allowed the Falcons to take a step forward as a team.

“We’re all brothers,” senior Chase Kessler said.

Through seven games, Falcon is 5-2. The Falcons have outscored opponents 48-25 and asserted dominance in multiple ways.

The team has a .321 team batting average, and the Falcons have hit three home runs. Falcon’s pitchers have combined for a 2.09 ERA and have held opposing hitters to a .200 batting average.

While Colorado winters can be detrimental to regularly practicing baseball, the Falcons grew in a different way during the offseason, building a strong team chemistry.

Falcon’s players and coaches believe that’s what sparked the squad’s hot start.

“Our level of bonding and our mesh together is the best it has been,” junior Jaxon Schleper said. “Last year and the years before, we didn’t really have it. This year, it seems like we have it.”

This chemistry has allowed the Falcons to improve in pressure situations. Falcon has won three games by four runs or fewer.

In games that could’ve gone either way, the Falcons have shown togetherness.

“I think knowing that everybody has each other’s back has helped,” sophomore Aaron Jaquez said. “Everyone’s friends. We know we have each other.”

That said, the Falcons haven’t been perfect. They’ve lost twice, first to Manitou Springs on March 20.

But after that game, the Falcons strung together two wins in a row.

“That really humbled us,” senior Uriah Maestas said. “We’ve stayed humble in practices and worked hard every day.

“We just push each other in those games. We know we can win. We know we can compete. We just have to be consistent.”

Their second loss came to Ponderosa, and Falcon hasn’t played since. Falcon’s next game is on April 3 against Windsor.

The Falcons are No. 4 in 4A in CHSAA’s RPI standings. They have been similarly strong in past seasons, winning the 4A/3A Colorado Springs Metro League championship three years in a row.

But the Falcons are chasing a bigger goal this year … a state championship trophy.

Falcon, despite compiling a 48-15 record in the three previous seasons, has never reached the state tournament.

“You have to hit. You have to pitch. You have to have a little bit of luck,” Falcon coach Brandon Stegman said. “We have done a lot of the hitting, done a lot of the pitching. It just seems, every year, there’s some little thing that doesn’t go our way. Hopefully we can put all three together.

Stegman said a “belief” is necessary for a team to make a deep run in the state tournament. And he believes his team has that.

Between that belief and the bond that was formed in the offseason, Falcon’s players have their sights set.

“I think our culture this year is a lot different than years past. We’re super close,” Isaiah Sadorus said. “We’ve gotten better every year. We’re extra hungry to make that push.”