The Batesburg-Leesville Panthers will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against the American Leadership Academy Patriots at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Batesburg-Leesville has five straight victories, American Leadership Academy has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Two weeks ago, Batesburg-Leesville narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Fox Creek 2-1.
Angel Garcia Gerardo was the driving force of Batesburg-Leesville's attack as he scored both of Batesburg-Leesville's goals. With that big game he's now up to 16 goals this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, American Leadership Academy was not quite Keenan's equal in the second half back in March. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Raiders who were credited with the victory. Keenan got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to American Leadership Academy's three.
Batesburg-Leesville pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for American Leadership Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
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