Baseball Preview: American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North Eagles vs. Eastmark Firebirds
American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North is on a three-game streak of home losses, Eastmark a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North Eagles will take on the Eastmark Firebirds at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Last Monday, American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Arizona College Prep 6-5.
Will Parker was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Nash Bigham was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Eastmark suffered a rough 11-5 loss at the hands of Poston Butte on Monday.
Eastmark saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trent Skaar, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Skaar has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North's win bumped their record up to 13-10. As for Eastmark, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-15.
American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North skirted past Eastmark 1-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Eastmark's Easton Owen, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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