Pleasant Plains Cardinals (Pleasant Plains, IL) supporters left the game happy Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the host Olympia Spartans (Stanford, IL), 58-22 in a league match.

With the victory, Pleasant Plains advances its record to 9-5 on the year. The Cardinals travel to Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, IL) to face the Cyclones in a non-league match on Saturday, December 21. The Cyclones enter the match with a record of 4-7. Sacred Heart-Griffin won 57-22 in their recent league match against Decatur Eisenhower (Decatur, IL)

The Spartans now own a 2-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host Tremont for a non-league match on Tuesday, January 7.