Eagles
| 05/16/25 vs Gilbert | 11-1 |
| 05/15/25 @ Gilbert | 10-1 |
| 05/10/25 vs May River | 11-2 |
| 05/06/25 vs May River | 7-6 |
| 05/05/25 vs Gray Collegiate Academy | 5-2 |
Airport had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. Everything went their way against the Gilbert Indians as they made off with an 11-1 victory. The game snapped a strange streak: the last three times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Hunter Epps made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two runs. That home run was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Justin Sightler was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with four RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Jeffcoat, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Airport's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Gilbert, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-6.
Airport will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Indians: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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