The Batesburg-Leesville Panthers were the 47-45 winner over the Newberry Bulldogs when they last played one another back in February of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. Batesburg-Leesville took a 72-57 bruising from Newberry on Tuesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the defeat, Batesburg-Leesville saw an underclassman step up: Ta'Maj Gilliam scored 28 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jr Stewart, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Batesburg-Leesville has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season. As for Newberry, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-9.
Batesburg-Leesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Newberry also has no future games currently scheduled.
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