Pleasant Plains Cardinals (Pleasant Plains, IL) supporters left the game happy Wednesday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the visiting St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans (St. Joseph, IL), 54-19 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Pleasant Plains advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Cardinals travel to Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL) to face the Tigers in a non-league match on Friday, November 22. The Tigers enter the match with a record of 0-0.

The Spartans now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Paris for a non-league match on Tuesday, November 26.