Volleyball Preview: Litchfield Purple Panthers vs. Carlinville Cavaliers
Litchfield is 2-8 against Carlinville since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Litchfield Purple Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Carlinville Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Litchfield comes in on three and Carlinville on five.
Last Thursday, Litchfield was able to grind out a solid win over Vandalia, taking the game 2-0.
Meanwhile, Carlinville hadn't done well against Staunton recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Carlinville walked away with a 2-0 victory over Staunton.
Carlinville's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Staunton between 17 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-18.
Litchfield's record now sits at 11-7. As for Carlinville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Litchfield came up short against Carlinville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Litchfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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