Basketball Recap: Batesburg-Leesville Drops Season-High Score on Aiken

Panthers

Team Score

12/11/24 @ Aiken	66
12/02/24 vs Airport	54
12/10/24 vs Swansea	53
11/27/24 vs Chapin	53
12/04/24 vs Ridge Spring-Monetta	51

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Batesburg-Leesville). They came out on top against the Aiken Fighting Green Hornets by a score of 66-53 on Wednesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Panthers with their most commanding win of the season.

Batesburg-Leesville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ta'Maj Gilliam, who went 8 for 14 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds. Laquantis Stewart was another key player, putting up 17 points and seven rebounds.

Batesburg-Leesville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive games.

Several Fighting Green Hornets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sanjaya Johnson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Armani Jones, who posted 11 points and seven rebounds.

Batesburg-Leesville's record now sits at 3-4. As for Aiken, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.

Batesburg-Leesville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 62-46 victory against Swansea on the 17th. As for Aiken, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 70-49 win against Airport on the 13th.