Basketball Recap: Batesburg-Leesville Takes a Loss

Batesburg-Leesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 26-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Strom Thurmond Rebels. The Panthers lost against the Rebels in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 51-11 score last time.

Batesburg-Leesville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Strom Thurmond, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-8.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Batesburg-Leesville Panthers challenge the Ninety Six Wildcats at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Batesburg-Leesville is facing Ninety Six at the right time seeing as Ninety Six is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Strom Thurmond has already played their next matchup, a 24-22 loss against South Aiken on the 15th.