Volleyball Game Preview: ALA - Gilbert North Eagles vs. Eastmark Firebirds

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04/01/25 - Home	3-0 W
04/24/24 - Away	3-0 W
04/11/24 - Home	3-0 W
04/27/23 - Home	3-2 W
04/13/23 - Away	3-0 W
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ALA - Gilbert North has gone a perfect 9-0 against Eastmark recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Firebirds at 5:30 p.m. ALA - Gilbert North is coming into the match hot, having won their last 15 games.

ALA - Gilbert North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: ALA - Queen Creek, who was ranked tenth at the time (ALA - Gilbert North was ranked seventh). The Eagles put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 3-0 win on Friday.

The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 27-25.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Eastmark's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to ALA - Queen Creek.

While Eastmark was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into ALA - Queen Creek's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-12, 25-15.

ALA - Gilbert North pushed their record up to 22-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Eastmark, they now have a losing record of 7-8.

Everything went ALA - Gilbert North's way against Eastmark when the teams last played two weeks ago, as ALA - Gilbert North made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.