The Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Lexington Minutemen at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gardner-South Wilmington has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with nine straight losses, while Lexington will come in with five straight victories.
Gardner-South Wilmington lost 15-3 to Beecher on Monday.
Gardner-South Wilmington saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Partillo, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock Enerson, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lexington has not done well against Eureka recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Lexington came out on top against Eureka by a score of 4-1.
Kayden Knight spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Gardner-South Wilmington's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Lexington, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
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