Illinois High School Basketball - Astoria/VIT topped by Pleasant Plains
January 9, 2019: Pleasant Plains, IL 62677 The Pleasant Plains Cardinals basketball team scored 38 points and restricted the visiting Astoria/VIT Rebels to 28 in the Cardinals non-league victory on Wednesday.
The Cardinals now sport a 16-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Central/Southeastern for a non-league contest on Thursday, January 10. Pleasant Plains will battle a Panthers team coming off a 44-30 non-league win over Hamilton/Warsaw (Hamilton, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 14-3.
The Rebels (9-12) will now prepare for their contest against Farmington (Farmington, IL). The Farmers come into the Prairieland contest with a 6-7 record. In their last contest, Farmington prevailed over Bushnell-Prairie City (Bushnell, IL), 54-35, in a league contest.