The Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Grant Park Dragons at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Gardner-South Wilmington will head into Thursday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Clifton Central on Thursday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the six-run loss they were dealt on Tuesday. Gardner-South Wilmington fell just short of Clifton Central by a score of 3-1. Gardner-South Wilmington has struggled against Clifton Central recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Gardner-South Wilmington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Siano, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Grant Park fell victim to Peotone and their airtight pitching crew last Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Devils.
Gardner-South Wilmington's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Grant Park, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Gardner-South Wilmington has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Grant Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Gardner-South Wilmington came up short against Grant Park in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 10-7. Can Gardner-South Wilmington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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