Litchfield is 1-9 against Greenville since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Litchfield Purple Panthers will take on the Greenville Comets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Litchfield had no problem doing just that on Monday. They walked away with a 51-38 win over the Cavaliers.
Litchfield's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keenan Powell, who scored 12 points along with five assists and five steals. Powell has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Victor Mcgill, who scored 15 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Greenville came tearing into Thursday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Hillsboro by a score of 44-33. Given Greenville's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 199th, while Hillsboro is ranked 534th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Litchfield's victory bumped their record up to 20-12. As for Greenville, they pushed their record up to 22-8 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Litchfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Greenville when the teams last played back in December of 2023, sneaking past 54-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for Litchfield since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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