Basketball Game Preview: Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers vs. Illinois Lutheran Chargers

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Previous Games

01/30/25 - Home	58-44 W
02/01/24 - Home	61-36 W
01/26/24 - Away	72-26 W
01/19/23 - Away	2-0 W
12/05/22 - Home	61-17 W
+ 5 more games

Gardner-South Wilmington is 9-1 against Illinois Lutheran since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers will challenge the Illinois Lutheran Chargers at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Tuesday, Gardner-South Wilmington didn't have quite enough to beat Donovan/St. Anne and fell 37-35. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Illinois Lutheran was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against Momence, falling 56-29.

Illinois Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 2-20. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-23.

Gardner-South Wilmington strolled past Illinois Lutheran in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 58-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gardner-South Wilmington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.