Soccer Game Preview: Batesburg-Leesville vs. American Leadership Academy

The Batesburg-Leesville Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the American Leadership Academy Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Batesburg-Leesville's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Last Tuesday, Batesburg-Leesville came up short against Strom Thurmond and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, Batesburg-Leesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while Strom Thurmond are ranked 19th).

Batesburg-Leesville's goal came courtesy of Junior Moreno, who's now up to two this season.

Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy managed to keep up with Strom Thurmond until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. American Leadership Academy lost 6-1 to Strom Thurmond. American Leadership Academy have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Batesburg-Leesville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for American Leadership Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.

Batesburg-Leesville took their victory against American Leadership Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Batesburg-Leesville since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.