Volleyball Preview: Litchfield Purple Panthers vs. Metro-East Lutheran Knights
Litchfield and Metro-East Lutheran are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Litchfield Purple Panthers will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Metro-East Lutheran Knights at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Litchfield beat Greenville 2-0.
Litchfield was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Greenville squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-21.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Metro-East Lutheran sidestepped East Peoria for a 2-1 win.
Litchfield has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Metro-East Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 2-12.
Litchfield came up short against Metro-East Lutheran when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Litchfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
