After flying high against Ellwood Christian last Tuesday, Autaugaville came back down to earth. The Autaugaville Eagles' rough 18-5 defeat to the Billingsley Bears on Thursday might stick with them for a while. Autaugaville has struggled against Billingsley recently, as their game on Thursday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
For Billingsley's part, Mason Truesdale was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Truesdale was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Turner Motley, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Landon Jones was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Autaugaville's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-7. As for Billingsley, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Autaugaville by a score of 18-1 later that day.
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