Basketball Recap: Donnell Goodwin's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Swansea over Batesburg-Leesville

Swansea was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 29th straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 53-43 to the Batesburg-Leesville Panthers. 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 December of 2021.

Swansea lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Donnell Goodwin, who posted eight points along with five assists and four steals. That's the most assists Goodwin has posted since back in December of 2023. Zyshawn Jamison was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Batesburg-Leesville found their leader in sophomore Braylen Davis, who had 15 points and six steals. Davis has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Laquantis Stewart, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 13 points along with six boards and four steals.

Swansea's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Batesburg-Leesville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.

Swansea didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 44-29 defeat against Pelion on the 13th. As for Batesburg-Leesville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 66-53 victory against Aiken on the 11th.