Litchfield hasn't had much luck against Carlinville recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Litchfield Purple Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Carlinville Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Monday, Litchfield beat Shelbyville 55-47.
Meanwhile, Carlinville entered their tilt with Riverton on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Hawks 57-21. The Cavaliers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 29 points or more this season.
Carlinville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Litchfield, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12.
Litchfield lost to Carlinville on the road by a decisive 47-29 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Litchfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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