Litchfield was the 2-0 winner over Southwestern when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Litchfield Purple Panthers fell just short of the Southwestern Piasa Birds by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The Purple Panthers' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
While Litchfield ultimately came up short, they really made Southwestern work, particularly in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 14-25, 26-24.
Even though they lost, Litchfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Litchfield's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Southwestern, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-18 record this season.
Litchfield has already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Civic Memorial on the 19th. As for Southwestern, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 win against Gillespie on the 22nd.
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