Basketball Recap: Pelion Comes Up Short

Pelion has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 57-48 to the Batesburg-Leesville Panthers on Friday. If Pelion was looking for revenge after losing 50-41 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.

When it comes to explaining why Pelion lost, don't look at Kolton Rogers. Despite the final result, 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.

Leading Batesburg-Leesville to victory were Braylen Davis and Ta'Maj Gilliam. Davis went 6 of 9 from beyond the arc en route to 25 points, while Gilliam went 6 for 15 on his way to 18 points. Davis has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was KD Whitt, who put up six points in addition to six assists and six boards.

Pelion's defeat dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Batesburg-Leesville, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing American Leadership Academy the next time they take the court. Batesburg-Leesville will head out to face American Leadership Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Pelion will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.