Basketball Recap: Batesburg-Leesville Comes Up Short at Home Against Airport

By Team Reports Dec 3, 2024, 9:16pm

Basketball Recap: Batesburg-Leesville Panthers vs. Airport Eagles

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Batesburg-Leesville unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by the Airport Eagles 69-10 on Monday. The Panthers just can't catch a break and have now endured six losses in a row dating back to last season.

Airport had a senior duo take command as Ja'Sia Booth went 8 for 10 en route to 19 points plus eight steals and seven assists and Angel Mayes almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Booth a new career-high in field goal percentage (80%). Niya Gore was another key player, scoring ten points plus five rebounds and two steals.

The victory (which was Airport's third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.

Batesburg-Leesville has already played their next contest (against Airport), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Airport has already played their next matchup (against Batesburg-Leesville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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