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.
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 |
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.
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