Basketball Recap: Gardner-South Wilmington Skates Past Illinois Lutheran with Ease

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

01/24/25 @ Illinois Lutheran	40
01/17/25 vs Grant Park	9
12/17/24 @ Tri-Point	40

Gardner-South Wilmington posted their biggest victory since December 17, 2024 on Friday. They claimed a resounding 66-26 win over the Illinois Lutheran Chargers. The Panthers pushed the score to 62-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Chargers cut but never quite recovered from.

The victory made it two in a row for Gardner-South Wilmington and bumps their season record up to 3-17. As for Illinois Lutheran, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-13.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers challenge the Herscher Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Illinois Lutheran, they will square off against Grant Park at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Illinois Lutheran is facing Grant Park at the right time seeing as Grant Park is stuck on a three-game losing streak.