Gardner-South Wilmington is 0-3 against Newark since February of 2015 but things could change on Monday. The Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Newark Norsemen at 6:00 p.m.
Gardner-South Wilmington is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Coal City and fell 56-25. 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 685th, while the Coalers are ranked 314th).
Meanwhile, Newark humbled LaMoille with a 67-32 victory. The Norsemen haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Gardner-South Wilmington better keep an eye on Dylan Long. He was instrumental in Newark's win, going 7-for-13 from beyond the arc to rack up 40 points and five rebounds. They are 9-4 when Long posts 25 or more points, but 8-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Reggie Chapman, who posted seven points along with seven assists and five boards.
Newark was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as LaMoille only seven assists.
Newark's record now sits at 17-13. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-25.
Gardner-South Wilmington was dealt a bruising 66-28 loss at the hands of Newark in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Long, who dropped a double-double with 30 points and ten rebounds. Now that Gardner-South Wilmington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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