If Litchfield was feeling good fresh off their 9-0 takedown of Taylorville last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Litchfield Purple Panthers fell just short of the Staunton Bulldogs by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The Purple Panthers were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than four goals in the four games prior) but the Bulldogs' defense proved too tough.
Litchfield's goal came courtesy of
Landon Wernsing, who's now up to 33 this season.
Litchfield now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Staunton, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Litchfield wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next contest, a 1-0 loss against Pleasant Plains on the 5th. Staunton has also already played their next match, a 4-0 victory against Carlyle on the 4th.
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