North Mac is 1-7 against Litchfield since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Panthers will head out to square off against the Purple Panthers at 4:00 p.m.
North Mac fell victim to Gillespie and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Miners. While losing is never fun, North Mac can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while Gillespie are ranked 131st).
Meanwhile, Litchfield had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 goals) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Hilltoppers with a sharp 6-1 win. Considering Litchfield have won 15 matchups by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Litchfield's victory bumped their record up to 17-1-1. As for North Mac, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
North Mac might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Litchfield when the teams last played back in May of 2025. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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