Illinois High School Baseball - Pleasant Plains defeats Springfield
April 18, 2009: Springfield, IL 62704 Pleasant Plains Cardinals (Pleasant Plains, IL) fans exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they observed their baseball squad overcome the host Springfield Senators (Springfield, IL), 14-8 in a non-league test.
With the win, Pleasant Plains upgrades its record to 13-4 on the season. The Cardinals travel to Pawnee (Pawnee, IL) to battle the Indians in a non-league match on Monday, April 20. The Indians go into the match with a record of 9-1. Pawnee won 11-1 in their recent non-league match against Taylorville (Taylorville, IL)
The Senators (3-11) will now prepare for their match against Lincoln (Lincoln, IL). The Railsplitters go into the Central State Eight match with a 7-5 record. In their last match, Lincoln tipped Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL), 20-9, in a non-league match.