The Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers basketball squad (Gardner, IL), was crushed 63-19 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Mendota Trojans (Mendota, IL)

With the victory, Mendota advances its record to 7-6 on the year. The Trojans travel to Plano (Plano, IL) to meet the Reapers in a non-league battle on Friday, December 27. The Reapers enter the battle with a record of 6-6. Plano won 72-47 in their recent non-league battle against Newark (Newark, IL)

The Panthers now own a 1-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Newark for a non-league battle on Friday, December 27. Gardner-South Wilmington will meet a Norsemen squad coming off a 67-35 non-league loss to Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox, IL). The Norsemen record now stands at 6-5.