The Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers will face off against the Seneca Fighting Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Panthers on Tuesday. Gardner-South Wilmington fell just short of Putnam County by a score of 6-5. Gardner-South Wilmington hasn't had much luck with Putnam County recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.

Ryan Millette
03/18/25 @ Putnam County | 2 |
03/17/25 vs Earlville | 1 |
05/08/24 @ Iroquois West | 1 |
03/21/24 vs Illinois Lutheran | 1 |
03/12/24 vs Putnam County | 1 |
Ryan Millette was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Gray, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Seneca unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against Ottawa on Monday, falling 13-5.
Gardner-South Wilmington might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Seneca when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will Gardner-South Wilmington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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