The Batesburg-Leesville Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Strom Thurmond Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Strom Thurmond took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Batesburg-Leesville, who comes in off a win.
It was a proper cat-fight when Batesburg-Leesville duked it out with Saluda on Thursday. The Panthers blew past the Tigers 3-0. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Batesburg-Leesville was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-21, 25-16.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Strom Thurmond's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Ninety Six.
While Strom Thurmond had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19.
Batesburg-Leesville will have to keep a close watch on Jules Sides and Mollie Bartley, a pair of players who had a big impact on Strom Thurmond's prior game. Sides had 14 digs, while Bartley had five digs and one assist. Sides has been hot, having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played.
Strom Thurmond's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Batesburg-Leesville, their victory bumped their record up to 16-18-1.
Everything went Batesburg-Leesville's way against Strom Thurmond when the teams last played on October 2nd, as Batesburg-Leesville made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
