The Grant Park Dragons will take on the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grant Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Grant Park is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Peotone just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 3-1. The Dragons were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Blue Devils' pitcher proved too tough.
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Reegan Thompson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, Gardner-South Wilmington came up short against Reed-Custer on Friday and fell 7-4. The Panthers have struggled against the Comets recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Kayla Scheuber made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Liv Siano was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Gardner-South Wilmington's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Grant Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Grant Park's speedy runners might be the difference in Tuesday's game. The Dragons have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Gardner-South Wilmington, though, as they've been averaging only 0.8 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Grant Park continue to outrun the ball?
Grant Park suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Gardner-South Wilmington in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Dragons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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