The Litchfield Purple Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Civic Memorial Eagles on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
On Thursday, Litchfield didn't have quite enough to beat Southwestern and fell 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Litchfield sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-16, 14-25, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Civic Memorial came up short against Triad on Tuesday and fell 2-0.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Triad scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18.
Litchfield's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Civic Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Litchfield came up short against Civic Memorial in their previous meeting back in September, 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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