Preview: Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers vs. Illinois Lutheran Chargers
Gardner-South Wilmington is 9-1 against Illinois Lutheran since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Illinois Lutheran Chargers at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Gardner-South Wilmington fell victim to Reed-Custer and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They suffered a tough 11-0 defeat at the hands of the Comets. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Gardner-South Wilmington in their matchups with Reed-Custer: they've now lost six in a row.
Gardner-South Wilmington saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ayden Collom, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Gardner-South Wilmington hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Illinois Lutheran fell victim to a rough 16-1 defeat at the hands of Gardner-South Wilmington on Tuesday.
Gardner-South Wilmington now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Illinois Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Gardner-South Wilmington's way against Illinois Lutheran in their previous meeting on Tuesday as Gardner-South Wilmington made off with a 16-1 victory. Will Gardner-South Wilmington repeat their success, or does Illinois Lutheran have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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