Strom Thurmond has gone 8-1 against Batesburg-Leesville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Strom Thurmond Rebels will be staying on the road to face off against the Batesburg-Leesville Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Strom Thurmond is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Ninety Six just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Wildcats. Considering the last time the Rebels couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-12, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Batesburg-Leesville entered their tilt with Saluda on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Batesburg-Leesville was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-12, 25-11.
Batesburg-Leesville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive contests.
Strom Thurmond's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8-1. As for Batesburg-Leesville, their win bumped their record up to 9-16-4.
Strom Thurmond took their victory against Batesburg-Leesville in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Strom Thurmond 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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