It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact York Prep can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 61-60 to the Batesburg-Leesville Panthers.
Leading Batesburg-Leesville to victory were Ta'Maj Gilliam and Braylen Davis. Gilliam went 7-for-17 to rack up 21 points, while Davis shot 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine boards. The match was Gilliam's sixth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of KD Whitt, who posted four points and five rebounds.
York Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Batesburg-Leesville, they pushed their record up to 17-7 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
York Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Batesburg-Leesville, they are taking a road trip to face off against High Point Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in High Point Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 24 games.
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