Illinois High School Basketball - Clinton nips Litchfield
December 3, 2025: Clinton, IL 61727 The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Clinton Maroons (Clinton, IL) and the visiting Litchfield Purple Panthers (Litchfield, IL), observed Clinton's basketball team edge Litchfield by a score of 46-44.
The Maroons (5-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa, IL). The Trojans come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, Maroa-Forsyth edged Edinburg (Edinburg, IL), 66-53, in a non-league battle.
The Purple Panthers now own a 2-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Routt Catholic for a non-league battle on Friday, December 5. Litchfield will meet a Rockets squad coming off a 63-33 non-league win over Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia (Concord, IL). The Rockets record now stands at 4-0.