If Gardner-South Wilmington was riding high fresh off their 66-26 takedown of Illinois Lutheran last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers were outmatched by the Herscher Tigers and fell 69-33. The Panthers were down 47-26 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Herscher's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Austin Buckley, who posted 16 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Buckley a new career-high in steals. Payten Young was another key player, putting up ten points in addition to five assists and three steals.
Gardner-South Wilmington's loss dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Herscher, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-15.
Gardner-South Wilmington has already played their next match, a 60-53 victory against Donovan on the 30th. Herscher has also already played their next game (against Grace Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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