Grant Park won the last time they faced Gardner-South Wilmington, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Grant Park Dragons narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers 8-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Grant Park.
Aiden Overbeek was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Heldt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Gardner-South Wilmington's side, Bennett Grant was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Reed Millette was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Grant Park's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-14. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grant Park will face off against Momence at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Grant Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, they will head out on the road to square off against Plano at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Plano is coming into the match with nine straight losses at home, meaning Gardner-South Wilmington will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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