Illinois High School Softball - Pleasant Plains holds off Gillespie
March 30, 2024: Pleasant Plains, IL 62677 The crowd at Saturday's non-league match between the Pleasant Plains Cardinals (Pleasant Plains, IL) and the visiting Gillespie Miners (Gillespie, IL), saw Pleasant Plains's softball squad nip Gillespie by a count of 2-0.
The Cardinals now sport a 5-4 record. They take the field next when they host Carrollton for a non-league match on Saturday, March 30. Pleasant Plains will face a Hawks squad coming off a 15-4 non-league win over North Mac (Virden, IL). The Hawks record now stands at 8-0.
With the loss, Gillespie falls to 8-2 on the campaign. The Miners travel to Havana (Havana, IL) to face the Ducks in a non-league match on Saturday, March 30. The Ducks enter the match with a record of 2-4. Havana lost 10-7 in their recent league match against Cuba/Spoon River Valley (Cuba, IL)