It was a proper cat-fight when Batesburg-Leesville duked it out withAugusta Christian on Saturday. The Batesburg-Leesville Panthers received a blow as they fell 72-56 to the Augusta Christian Lions. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 185th in South Carolina, while the Lions are ranked 21st in Georgia).
Panthers
| 12/21/24 vs Augusta Christian | 56-72 |
| 12/20/24 vs Mid-Carolina | 56-40 |
| 12/17/24 @ Swansea | 62-46 |
| 12/11/24 @ Aiken | 66-53 |
| 12/10/24 vs Swansea | 53-43 |
The defeat snapped Batesburg-Leesville's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-5 record. As for Augusta Christian, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
Batesburg-Leesville will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Columbia at 7:45 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Augusta Christian and Spring-Ford will round out the year against one another at at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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