The Litchfield Purple Panthers will square off against the Delavan Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Litchfield focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 27 on Tuesday.
Litchfield saw some tournament action on Tuesday. They took a 55-40 bruising from Auburn. The Purple Panthers haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Harrison Thomas, who posted seven points in addition to five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Nate Schaake, who posted five points in addition to two steals.
Meanwhile, a victory for Delavan just wasn't in the cards on Wednesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Auburn 84-47.
Despite the defeat, Delavan had strong showings from Bryson Horning, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points plus two blocks, and Coriell Green, who earned eight points. The dominant performance also gave Green a new career-high in field goal percentage (75%).
Delavan's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Litchfield, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Litchfield couldn't quite finish off Delavan in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 and fell 44-41. Can Litchfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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