Volleyball Game Preview: Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers vs. St. Anne Cardinals

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Previous Games

09/23/25 - Away	2-0 W
10/01/24 - Home	2-0 W
09/26/23 - Away	2-0 W
08/30/22 - Away	2-0 W
08/31/21 - Home	2-0 W
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Gardner-South Wilmington has gone a perfect 10-0 against St. Anne recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Panthers will be playing at home against the Cardinals at 6:00 p.m.

Gardner-South Wilmington is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Yorkville Christian just ended the team's six-match winning streak on Thursday. They fell 2-0 to the Mustangs.

Gardner-South Wilmington was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Yorkville Christian work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 26-24.

St. Anne won the last time they faced Momence and Demi Duncan did her part to make sure it happened again. The Cardinals came out on top against the Momence Athletics by a score of 2-0 on Monday with plenty of help from Duncan, who had four blocks and four aces. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.

St. Anne not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Momence to exactly 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20.

The victory snapped St. Anne's losing streak at three matches and leaves them with a 9-11 record. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Gardner-South Wilmington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Anne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Gardner-South Wilmington beat St. Anne 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.