The Pickens Academy Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the West Blocton Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pickens Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so West Blocton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Pickens Academy beat Berry 6-3.
Braden Banks
| 02/25/25 @ Berry | 3 |
| 02/16/24 vs Autauga Academy | 2 |
| 02/22/25 vs Lynn | 1 |
| 02/14/25 vs West Blocton | 1 |
Braden Banks made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaron Kirk, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. He also stole a stolen base, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Dalton Crowe, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Pickens Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, West Blocton narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Verbena 8-6. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Red Devils recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
West Blocton now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Pickens Academy, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Pickens Academy couldn't quite finish off West Blocton in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 3-1. Can Pickens Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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