The Ninety Six Wildcats will head out to challenge the Batesburg-Leesville Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ninety Six is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.9 goals per game this season.
Ninety Six had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the nine-goal drubbing they dealt Abbeville on Monday. The Wildcats never let the Panthers get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. It was an even better day for Kenley Collins as she scored three goals for her team.
Meanwhile, Batesburg-Leesville was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Strom Thurmond.
Ninety Six's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for Batesburg-Leesville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11-1.
Everything went Ninety Six's way against Batesburg-Leesville in their previous meeting back in March, as Ninety Six made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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