The Walden Grove Wolves will venture away from home to square off against the Eastmark Firebirds at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Walden Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Walden Grove is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Nogales just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 16-11 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Apaches.
Marcus Baray was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Alec Jimenez, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Eastmark came up short against ALA - Gilbert North on Thursday and fell 8-5. The loss continues a trend for the Firebirds in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost eight in a row.
Eastmark saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Imbus, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Eastmark's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Walden Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 15-5.
Eastmark's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Walden Grove hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .396. It's a different story for Eastmark, though, as they've only averaged .255. Will they be able to contain Walden Grove's hitters?
Walden Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastmark in their previous matchup back in April of 2025, sneaking past 10-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolves since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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