Gardner-South Wilmington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against the Wilmington Wildcats, falling 56-35. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 661st, while the Wildcats are ranked 283rd).
Wilmington found their leader in sophomore Sami Liaromatis, who posted 20 points in addition to eight steals and seven rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Liaromatis has scored at least a third of Wilmington's points. Melia Hincherick was another key player, putting up eight points.
Gardner-South Wilmington's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Wilmington, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 17-4.
Gardner-South Wilmington has already played their next match, a 50-42 loss against Beecher on the 23rd. Wilmington has also already played their next contest (against Manteno), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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