Baseball Game Preview: Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers vs. St. Anne Cardinals

For the second straight game, Gardner-South Wilmington will face off against St. Anne. The Panthers will take on the Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

St. Anne hit Gardner-South Wilmington with a five-run fourth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals.

For St. Anne's part, Cassen Berryhill made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Berryhill also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because St. Anne is 5-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-7 otherwise. Berryhill was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Hawkins, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brandon Schoth, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one RBI.

Gardner-South Wilmington has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for St. Anne, with the victory, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 10-8.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Gardner-South Wilmington has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Anne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.