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| 02/09/24 - Away | 59-29 W |
| 02/10/23 - Home | 66-53 W |
| 12/28/22 - Neutral | 58-42 W |
| 01/25/22 - Away | 47-40 W |
| 02/19/21 - Home | 24-49 L |
| + 5 more games |
Litchfield and Staunton are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Litchfield Purple Panthers will host the Staunton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Litchfield knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Staunton likes a good challenge.
Litchfield lost 91-68 to Vandalia on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (62), the Purple Panthers still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Staunton waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They took down the Piasa Birds 48-30. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Piasa Birds are ranked 324th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Staunton's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points over those games. As for Litchfield, their loss dropped their record down to 12-16.
Everything came up roses for Litchfield against Staunton in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 59-29 victory. In that contest, Litchfield amassed a halftime lead of 37-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
