Carlinville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 8-1 walloping at the hands of the Litchfield Purple Panthers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Carlinville of the 10-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Monday.
Carlinville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Widner, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Carlinville's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Litchfield, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-4.
Carlinville will be playing at home against Gillespie at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gillespie's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Carlinville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Litchfield, they will head out on the road to face off against Greenville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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