Saluda was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of the Batesburg-Leesville Panthers by a score of 3-2. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2023.
Saluda took Batesburg-Leesville into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-15, 19-25, 20-25, 15-11.
Saluda's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Batesburg-Leesville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-16-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Batesburg-Leesville beat Saluda by a score of 3-0 on Tuesday.
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