Football Preview: Saluda Tigers vs. Batesburg-Leesville Panthers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the Batesburg-Leesville Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Saluda has seven wins , while Batesburg-Leesville has eight dating back to last season).
Saluda's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Strom Thurmond's usually-dominant defense. Saluda came out on top against Strom Thurmond by a score of 35-25.
Meanwhile, Batesburg-Leesville got themselves on the board against Pelion on Friday, but Pelion never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 49-0 victory over the Panthers. Batesburg-Leesville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 28 points or more this season.
Saluda pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Batesburg-Leesville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
Saluda couldn't quite finish off Batesburg-Leesville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 20-17. Can Saluda avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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