Basketball Game Preview: Saluda Tigers vs. Batesburg-Leesville Panthers

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Previous Games

12/13/23 - Away	45-44 W
11/29/23 - Home	40-48 L
02/16/23 - Home	62-42 W
12/16/22 - Away	56-37 W
12/06/22 - Home	48-41 W
+ 5 more games

Saluda is 8-2 against Batesburg-Leesville since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Saluda Tigers challenge the Batesburg-Leesville Panthers at 7:45 p.m. Saluda has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Last Saturday, everything came up roses for Saluda against Ninety Six as the squad secured a 68-32 win. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 24 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Batesburg-Leesville had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 61-53.

Batesburg-Leesville has also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points per game. As for Saluda, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.

Saluda won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, slipping by Batesburg-Leesville 45-44. Does Saluda have another victory up their sleeve, or will Batesburg-Leesville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.