For the second straight game, Illinois Lutheran will face off against Gardner-South Wilmington. The Chargers will host the Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Illinois Lutheran comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Illinois Lutheran lost 16-1 to Gardner-South Wilmington on Tuesday.
For Gardner-South Wilmington's part, Cole Hampson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Hampson has become a key player for Gardner-South Wilmington: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-15 otherwise. Hampson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 11 games.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Reed Millette, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Conger, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Gardner-South Wilmington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Illinois Lutheran only posted a batting average of .214.
Illinois Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, with the win, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-16.
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