A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers duke it out with the Donovan Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Gardner-South Wilmington and seven for Donovan.
On Tuesday, Gardner-South Wilmington came up short against Momence and fell 53-41.
Meanwhile, Donovan scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 80-60 to Beecher. The Wildcats were down 62-39 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Gardner-South Wilmington will need focus on slowing down Brendan Hennieke, one of several Donovan players who made an impact when they last played. He went 9 of 22 on his way to 26 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Onnen, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Donovan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Donovan's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
Gardner-South Wilmington strolled past Donovan in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 65-51. Will Gardner-South Wilmington repeat their success, or does Donovan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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