Billingsley has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Fayetteville Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Billingsley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Billingsley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Isabella a 12-0 shutout. 12 seems to be a good number for Billingsley as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mason Truesdale made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Truesdale has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Truesdale was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Eli Manning was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Turner Motley was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Fayetteville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Vincent by a score of 3-2.
Braydon Williams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Kai Tubbs made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
Billingsley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Fayetteville, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Billingsley suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Fayetteville in their previous meeting back in February. Can Billingsley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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