A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Donovan Wildcats challenge the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday... Gardner-South Wilmington took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Donovan, who comes in off a win.
Donovan will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Milford, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Donovan had just enough and edged Milford out 50-48.
| 01/28/25 vs Milford | 19 |
| 12/06/24 @ Illinois Lutheran | 13 |
| 01/14/25 @ Grant Park | 11 |
| 12/10/24 vs Momence | 10 |
| 12/14/24 vs Kankakee Trinity Academy | 10 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Donovan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Joel Tiffany, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 19 points. Those 19 points gave Tiffany a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jacob Onnen, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Donovan was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Gardner-South Wilmington played a tough contest on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Herscher and fell 69-33. The Panthers were down 47-26 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Gardner-South Wilmington's defeat dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Donovan, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-15.
Things could have been worse for Donovan, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 65-51 loss to Gardner-South Wilmington in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Donovan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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