In Friday's non-league outing, the Pleasant Plains Cardinals (Pleasant Plains, IL) basketball squad edged the visiting Auburn Trojans (Auburn, IL), by a margin of 48-41.

The Cardinals (13-3) will now prepare for their outing against West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] (Winchester, IL). The Cougars go into the Western Illinois Valley outing with a 14-5 record. In their last outing, West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] was tipped by Griggsville-Perry (Griggsville, IL), 52-49, in a non-league outing.

The Trojans now own a 14-5 record. They play next when they host Pittsfield for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 17. Auburn will clash with a Saukees squad coming off a 54-41 non-league win over Rushville-Industry (Rushville, IL). The Saukees record now stands at 7-8.