Soccer Game Preview: Saluda vs. Batesburg-Leesville

The Saluda Tigers will take on the Batesburg-Leesville Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Batesburg-Leesville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Saluda, who comes in off a win.

On Tuesday, Saluda was able to grind out a solid win over Strom Thurmond, taking the game 4-2.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Batesburg-Leesville challenged Ninety Six on Thursday. The Panthers came up short against the Wildcats, falling 4-0. Batesburg-Leesville haven't had much luck with Ninety Six recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Saluda is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those seven matches. As for Batesburg-Leesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12-1.

Everything went Saluda's way against Batesburg-Leesville in their previous meeting on April 1st, as Saluda made off with a 5-1 win. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.