It was a proper cat-fight when Batesburg-Leesville faced off against Saluda on Tuesday. The Batesburg-Leesville Panthers were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 56-55 to the Saluda Tigers. The Panthers were not able to make up for their loss to the Tigers from their previous meeting back in December of 2023.
| 01/28/25 @ Saluda | 5 |
| 01/25/25 @ American Leadership Academy | 3 |
| 12/20/24 vs Mid-Carolina | 3 |
| 01/07/25 vs Columbia | 2 |
| 12/04/24 vs Ridge Spring-Monetta | 2 |
When it comes to explaining why Batesburg-Leesville lost, don't look at Ta'Maj Gilliam. Despite the final result, he posted 18 points in addition to five assists and five steals. The dominant performance gave Gilliam a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylen Davis, who scored 14 points.
With the defeat, Batesburg-Leesville broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-7. As for Saluda, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Batesburg-Leesville will welcome Strom Thurmond at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Batesburg-Leesville has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 173 points over their last three matchups. Saluda has already played their next game (against American Leadership Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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