Soccer Game Preview: Litchfield vs. East Alton-Wood River

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Previous Games

05/06/25 - Away	13-0 W
04/30/24 - Home	9-0 W
05/02/23 - Away	9-0 W
05/03/22 - Home	5-2 W
04/06/18 - Home	3-1 W
+ 3 more games

Litchfield has gone a perfect 8-0 against East Alton-Wood River recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Purple Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Oilers at 10:00 a.m. Litchfield knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully East Alton-Wood River likes a good challenge.

Litchfield's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Gillespie with a sharp 10-0 victory. Give Litchfield's defense some credit: that's the team's seventh straight shutout.

They hit Gillespie with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Chloe Law (3), McKenna Harmon (3), Daphney Hartel (3), and Adia Melchert.

Meanwhile, East Alton-Wood River had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged out McCluer North 2-1. The win was all the more spectacular given East Alton-Wood River's disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 397th in Illinois, while McCluer North are ranked 183rd in Missouri).

Litchfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-3-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 106 goals over those 14 matchups. As for East Alton-Wood River, their record is now 3-17.

Everything went Litchfield's way against East Alton-Wood River in their previous matchup last Tuesday, as Litchfield made off with a 13-0 win. Do the Purple Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Oilers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.