Illinois High School Basketball - Pleasant Plains can't hold off Riverton
January 26, 2024: Pleasant Plains, IL 62677 The Pleasant Plains Cardinals basketball team (Pleasant Plains, IL), was nudged 47-41 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Riverton Hawks (Riverton, IL)
The Hawks now sport a 17-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Tri-City for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 27. Riverton will battle a Tornadoes team coming off a 78-68 non-league win over Hartsburg-Emden (Hartsburg, IL). The Tornadoes record now stands at 2-19.
The Cardinals (9-13) will now prepare for their battle against Auburn (Auburn, IL). The Trojans come into the Sangamo battle with a 21-2 record. In their last battle, Auburn edged Athens (Athens, IL), 62-37, in a league battle.