The Carlinville Cavaliers will take on the Litchfield Purple Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Carlinville came up short against Southwestern and fell 56-49. The defeat continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their matchups with the Piasa Birds: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Litchfield ended up a good deal behind Staunton on Friday and lost 50-36. While losing is never fun, the Purple Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 394th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 134th).
Carlinville's loss dropped their record down to 13-16. As for Litchfield, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-17.
Carlinville strolled past Litchfield when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 64-48. Does Carlinville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Litchfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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