The Billingsley Bears will venture away from home to take on the Isabella Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Billingsley is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Billingsley's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Breakthrough Charter as Billingsley made off with a 15-0 win. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by eight runs or more this season.
Breakthrough Charter's batters probably weren't too happy with Danny Boice, who pitched a no hitter and racked up nine Ks (he gave up zero walks).
At the plate, 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. Kaden Cotton also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Billingsley hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Isabella's offense. They came up short against Jemison on Tuesday, falling 12-0. Having soared to a lofty 23 runs in the game before, the Mustangs' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Isabella's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 13 runs. As for Billingsley, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything went Billingsley's way against Isabella in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Billingsley made off with a 12-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Billingsley since the squad 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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