Gardner-South Wilmington is 1-9 against Beecher since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Panthers will welcome the Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. Gardner-South Wilmington will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Gardner-South Wilmington made easy work of Cissna Park and carried off an 8-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Reed Millette
| 05/21/26 vs Cissna Park | 9 |
| 05/12/26 vs Illinois Lutheran | 5 |
| 05/09/26 @ Plano | 1 |
| 05/06/26 @ Ridgeview | 1 |
| 04/30/26 @ Clifton Central | 5 |
| + 14 more games |
Cameron Gray and Reed Millette were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Gray pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Millette struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2025. At the plate, Gray went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI, while Millette went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
In other batting news, Caden Christensen was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double.
Meanwhile, Beecher fell victim to Bradley-Bourbonnais and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 14-0 to the Boilermakers. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Boilermakers recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Beecher saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Maher, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Gardner-South Wilmington's victory bumped their record up to 17-10. As for Beecher, their loss dropped their record down to 19-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Gardner-South Wilmington has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Beecher struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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