Softball Recap: Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers vs. Grant Park Dragons
Gardner-South Wilmington put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Grant Park Dragons as the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers made off with a 9-3 win. For Gardner-South Wilmington, this counts as revenge for the 10-7 loss Grant Park walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Maddie Simms spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Makaila McDaniel, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Siano, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Grant Park's side, Cheyenne Hayes put in work no matter where she played. She struck out 15 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and eight unearned) runs off five hits. Hayes has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hayes was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Hayes wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Camryn Karstensen, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Gardner-South Wilmington's victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Grant Park, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-10.
Gardner-South Wilmington will have a chance to go back-to-back against Grant Park: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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