Baseball Recap: ALA - Gilbert North Wins Going Away Against Eastmark

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Previous Games

04/08/25 - Home	13-3 W
04/22/24 - Away	4-3 W
04/18/24 - Home	5-2 W
04/24/23 - Home	1-0 W
04/20/23 - Away	5-7 L
+ 5 more games

ALA - Gilbert North barely beat Eastmark the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Firebirds on Tuesday. The Eagles have beaten the Firebirds the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Firebirds has come to flipping the script.

Grady Poulsen and Nash Bigham did most of the damage at the plate: Poulsen went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Bigham went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI Poulsen has posted since back in March. Tyson Webster was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

ALA - Gilbert North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.

ALA - Gilbert North's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Eastmark, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.

ALA - Gilbert North will have a chance to go back-to-back against Eastmark: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.