Baseball Game Preview: Batesburg-Leesville Panthers vs. Ninety Six Wildcats

A feisty cat fight will be fought as Batesburg-Leesville Panthers challenge Ninety Six Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Batesburg-Leesville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.

If Batesburg-Leesville beats Ninety Six with six runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Batesburg-Leesville came out on top against Strom Thurmond by a score of 6-1 on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on three straight.

The team relied heavily on Gavin Parrish, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. John Sawyer also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Meanwhile, Ninety Six got themselves on the board against Pelion on Friday, but Pelion never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 12-0 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by ten runs or more this season.

Batesburg-Leesville pushed their record up to 7-1-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Ninety Six, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3.

Batesburg-Leesville took their win against Ninety Six in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 14-0. Will Batesburg-Leesville repeat their success, or does Ninety Six has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.