The Batesburg-Leesville Panthers will take on the American Leadership Academy Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. American Leadership Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Batesburg-Leesville, who comes in off a win.
Batesburg-Leesville took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 43-41 win over Ninety Six.
Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 37-36 to Strom Thurmond.
Batesburg-Leesville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for American Leadership Academy, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-12.
Batesburg-Leesville was able to grind out a solid victory over American Leadership Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 76-68. The rematch might be a little tougher for Batesburg-Leesville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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