The Pelion Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the American Leadership Academy Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pelion is headed into Tuesday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took a 57-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Batesburg-Leesville on Friday.
01/24/25 @ Batesburg-Leesville | 21 |
12/08/23 @ Wagener-Salley | 19 |
12/13/24 @ Swansea | 14 |
12/18/24 vs Wagener-Salley | 14 |
12/19/24 vs Whitmire | 14 |
Pelion might have lost, but man, Kolton Rogers was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 rebounds. Those 21 points gave Rogers a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Moore, who posted six points and three steals.
Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Batesburg-Leesville by a score of 61-53.
Pelion will need focus on slowing down Payton Miles, one of several American Leadership Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. Miles is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Braxton Redding was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds.
Pelion's loss dropped their record down to 12-4. As for American Leadership Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.
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