The Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers will challenge the Grace Christian Academy Crusaders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Gardner-South Wilmington took a blow against Dwight, falling 50-20. 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 651st, while the Trojans are ranked 310th).
Meanwhile, Grace Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 50-37 to Grant Park.
Gardner-South Wilmington will need focus on slowing down Zoey Baldridge, one of several Grace Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 12 points and five assists. Another player making a difference was Miranda Glenn, who had six points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
Even though they lost, Grace Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Grace Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-21 record this season.
Gardner-South Wilmington came up short against Grace Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in January, falling 47-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Baldridge, who went 12 of 16 on her way to 26 points in addition to seven steals and five assists. Now that Gardner-South Wilmington knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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