Basketball Recap: Gardner-South Wilmington Comes Up Short + How To Watch

If Gardner-South Wilmington was feeling good fresh off their 50-17 takedown of Illinois Lutheran on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Panthers were dealt a 75-42 loss at the hands of the Ridgeview Mustangs on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 487th, while the Mustangs are ranked 207th).

Leondre Kemp

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12/12/25 vs Illinois Lutheran	12
12/16/25 @ Ridgeview	10
12/05/25 vs Beecher	9

Gardner-South Wilmington lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Leondre Kemp, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten rebounds. Gardner-South Wilmington is 2-1 when Kemp posts eight or more boards, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Stanley Buchanan, who posted 14 points.

With the defeat, Gardner-South Wilmington broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4. As for Ridgeview, the win keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.

Gardner-South Wilmington wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 43-42 loss against Reed-Custer on the 17th. Ridgeview will take on Cornerstone Christian in a holiday battle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.