Tuscaloosa Home Educators lost to Pickens Academy back in March of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pickens Academy Pirates and snuck past 6-4.
Reece Leatherwood was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off 11 hits (and only one walk). Leatherwood has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Leatherwood was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Jackson Sodergren was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-10 record this season. As for Pickens Academy, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pickens Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:45 p.m. on Monday.
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