Basketball Recap: Dwight Skates Past Gardner-South Wilmington with Ease

Dwight won the last time they faced Gardner-South Wilmington and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Dwight Trojans blew past the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers, posting a 50-20 win. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Panthers are ranked 651st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Dwight has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-21.

Dwight is taking a road trip to square off against Seneca at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Grace Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gardner-South Wilmington is facing Grace Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Grace Christian Academy is stuck on a five-game losing streak.