A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Wilmington Wildcats duke it out with the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday... The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wilmington has three straight victories, Gardner-South Wilmington has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Wilmington didn't have too much trouble with Grant Park as they won 53-38.
| 02/07/24 vs Streator | 21 |
| 12/29/23 vs Somonauk | 17 |
| 01/11/25 @ Grant Park | 15 |
| 12/19/23 @ Momence | 13 |
| 02/09/24 vs Peotone | 13 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wilmington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ryan Kettman, who went 7 of 12 en route to 15 points. That's the most points Kettman has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Nelson, who posted 11 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Gardner-South Wilmington played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by St. Anne and fell 78-32. 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 711th, while the Cardinals are ranked 353rd).
Wilmington's win bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.
Wilmington was able to grind out a solid victory over Gardner-South Wilmington when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 52-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilmington since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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