Strom Thurmond is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Batesburg-Leesville is on a five-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Strom Thurmond Rebels will host the Batesburg-Leesville Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Strom Thurmond's defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so Batesburg-Leesville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Strom Thurmond strolled past Ninety Six with points to spare, taking the game 21-7.
Trenquilis Mathis was a one-man wrecking crew for Strom Thurmond as he rushed for 126 yards on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Mathis a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Batesburg-Leesville made easy work of Saluda on Friday and carried off a 28-7 victory. The Panthers pushed the score to 28-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Strom Thurmond has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.0 points per game. As for Batesburg-Leesville, their record now sits at 9-0.
Everything came up roses for Strom Thurmond against Batesburg-Leesville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 44-14 win. Does Strom Thurmond have another victory up their sleeve, or will Batesburg-Leesville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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