The Comer Tigers will square off against the Billingsley Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Comer has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight defeats, while Billingsley will come in with four straight victories.
Comer came up short against Wadley on Wednesday, falling 12-2.
Meanwhile, Billingsley got themselves on the board against Breakthrough Charter on Tuesday, but Breakthrough Charter never followed suit. They blew past Breakthrough Charter 15-0. Considering the Bears have won four games by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Nobody will forget Danny Boice's heroic performance anytime soon (especially Breakthrough Charter's batters): he turned in a perfect game.
On the hitting side, Billingsley let Mason Truesdale and Eli Manning run wild. Truesdale scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Manning scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Landon Jones was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Billingsley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .625. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive contests.
Billingsley pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Comer, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Comer suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Billingsley in their previous matchup on Saturday. Will Comer have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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