Litchfield and Staunton are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Litchfield Purple Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Staunton Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Litchfield will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Litchfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat Mt. Olive 59-26. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Purple Panthers have posted since December 28, 2023.
Meanwhile, Staunton strolled past Edinburg/South Fork with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 52-36. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Ponies are ranked 318th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Litchfield pushed their record up to 10-14 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.5 points per game. As for Staunton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-5.
Litchfield was dealt a bruising 70-26 loss at the hands of Staunton in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Litchfield was down 38-16.
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