The Airport Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Gilbert Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Airport has given up an average of 10.1 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Airport is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight games on Thursday. They lost 15-2 to North Augusta.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Gilbert made sure to put some runs up on the board against Brookland-Cayce on Thursday. The Indians' pitchers stepped up to hand the Bearcats a 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Gilbert is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Airport, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Airport might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Gilbert when the teams last played back in March. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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