The Batesburg-Leesville Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Aiken Fighting Green Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Batesburg-Leesville has five straight wins, Aiken has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It was a proper cat-fight when Batesburg-Leesville challenged Saluda on Friday. The Panthers blew past the Tigers 8-2. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.
Braydon Hallman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Jack Bouknight
| 04/25/25 vs Saluda | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Barnwell | 2 |
| 03/24/25 @ Ninety Six | 2 |
| 03/18/25 @ Strom Thurmond | 2 |
| 03/13/25 @ Silver Bluff | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Bouknight, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was John Sawyer, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Batesburg-Leesville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Aiken fell victim to South Aiken and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thoroughbreds. The shutout was out of character for the Fighting Green Hornets seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Batesburg-Leesville pushed their record up to 16-4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Aiken, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
Batesburg-Leesville might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from Aiken in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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