Volleyball Preview: Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers vs. Illinois Lutheran Chargers
Gardner-South Wilmington and Illinois Lutheran are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers will take on the Illinois Lutheran Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gardner-South Wilmington will be strutting in after a win while Illinois Lutheran will be coming in after a loss.
It was a proper cat-fight when Gardner-South Wilmington faced off against St. Anne on Tuesday. Gardner-South Wilmington walked away with a 2-0 victory over St. Anne. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
While Gardner-South Wilmington won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Illinois Lutheran was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Tri-Point.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Tri-Point scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-19.
Gardner-South Wilmington is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Illinois Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-17.
Gardner-South Wilmington was able to grind out a solid win over Illinois Lutheran in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Gardner-South Wilmington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Illinois Lutheran turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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