Greenville is 9-1 against Litchfield since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Greenville Comets will square off against the Litchfield Purple Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Greenville will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Greenville beat Hillsboro 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.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Litchfield had no problem doing just that on Monday. They came out on top against the Cavaliers by a score of 51-38.
Litchfield's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Keenan Powell led the charge by scoring 12 points along with five assists and five steals. Powell hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Victor Mcgill was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with three steals.
Greenville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Litchfield, their victory bumped their record up to 20-12.
Greenville couldn't quite finish off Litchfield in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 54-52. Can Greenville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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