Soccer Game Preview: Litchfield vs. Gillespie

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04/26/24 - Away	9-2 W
04/18/23 - Home	4-1 W
05/06/22 - Neutral	8-2 W
04/26/22 - Away	1-2 L
05/10/21 - Home	3-1 W
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Litchfield has gone 8-1 against Gillespie recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Purple Panthers will face off against the Miners at 6:00 p.m. Litchfield knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Gillespie likes a good challenge.

Litchfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let East Alton-Wood River get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory on Tuesday. Litchfield's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last six contests.

Meanwhile, Gillespie waltzed into their game last Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 13-0 win. The match marked Gillespie's most dominant victory of the season.

Litchfield is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 96 goals over those 13 games. As for Gillespie, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7-2.

Everything went Litchfield's way against Gillespie in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Litchfield made off with a 9-2 win. In that matchup, the Purple Panthers amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.