Litchfield is 1-9 against Greenville since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Litchfield Purple Panthers will host the Greenville Comets at 7:00 p.m.
Litchfield is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They were outmatched by Mater Dei and fell 73-43. 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 368th, while the Knights are ranked 118th).
The losing side was boosted by Nate Schaake, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Martavious Jones, who posted seven points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Greenville). They blew past East Alton-Wood River, posting a 66-36 win. Winning may never get old, but the Comets sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Greenville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.1 points per game. As for Litchfield, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Litchfield came up short against Greenville in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 38-28. Will Litchfield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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