Litchfield Purple Panthers (Litchfield, IL) supporters were pleased Saturday as they observed their soccer team knock off the host Metro-East Lutheran Knights (Edwardsville, IL), 4-1 in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Purple Panthers confront the Carlinville Cavaliers (Carlinville, IL) in a South Central challenge, on Tuesday, September 19. Litchfield will attempt to move on its 9-2 season record. The Cavaliers enter the challenge with a 5-4 record after their 4-2 non-league loss to Williamsville (Williamsville, IL).

The Knights now possess a 2-8 record. They take the field next when they host Roxana for a non-league challenge on Monday, September 18. Metro-East Lutheran will confront a Shells team coming off a 10-1 league loss to Breese Central (Breese, IL). The Shells record now stands at 2-7.