Illinois Lutheran lost against Gardner-South Wilmington back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Illinois Lutheran Chargers wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-1 walloping at the hands of the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers. Illinois Lutheran has struggled against Gardner-South Wilmington recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Illinois Lutheran saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Potempa, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On Gardner-South Wilmington's side, Cale Halpin was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Halpin was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Gardner-South Wilmington got a big performance out of Ayden Collom, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Reed Millette was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Illinois Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Illinois Lutheran will head out on the road to square off against Gardner-South Wilmington at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Reed-Custer at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Gardner-South Wilmington is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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