The Pleasant Plains Cardinals tipped the host West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars basketball team by a final score of 49-47 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Cardinals face the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans (Maroa, IL) in a Sangamo game, on Friday, January 20. Pleasant Plains will attempt to move on its 14-3 season record. The Trojans enter the game with a 9-10 record after their 76-54 non-league loss to St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL).

With the defeat, West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] moves to 15-7 on the year. The Cougars travel to Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia (Concord, IL) to face the Trojans in a Western Illinois Valley game on Friday, January 20. The Trojans enter the game with a record of 7-7. Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia lost 56-47 in their recent league game against Brown County (Mt. Sterling, IL)