The Litchfield Purple Panthers are on the road again on Thursday to play the East Alton-Wood River Oilers at 4:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Litchfield's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Pleasant Plains on Saturday. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Purple Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Cardinals are ranked 163rd).
Meanwhile, East Alton-Wood River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They lost 5-1 to Roxana.
East Alton-Wood River's goal came courtesy of
Devon Barbosa, who's now up to two this season.
Litchfield's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for East Alton-Wood River, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Litchfield took their victory against East Alton-Wood River in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Litchfield since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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