Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Pleasant Plains Cardinals (Pleasant Plains, IL) and the visiting Beardstown Tigers (Beardstown, IL), saw Pleasant Plains's basketball squad overcome Beardstown by a tally of 60-41.

With the victory, Pleasant Plains improves its record to 5-5 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Pawnee (Pawnee, IL) to confront the Indians in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 5. The Indians come into the challenge with a record of 2-8.

Next up, the Tigers confront the Cuba/Spoon River Valley Wildcats (Cuba, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. Beardstown will attempt to improve on its 6-9 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 0-8 record after their 47-40 league loss to ROWVA/Williamsfield (Oneida, IL).