Pleasant Plains Cardinals (Pleasant Plains, IL) boosters left the game satisfied Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the host Olympia Spartans (Stanford, IL), 58-39 in a league match.

With the victory, Pleasant Plains upgrades its record to 18-10 on the year. The Cardinals travel to El Paso-Gridley (El Paso, IL) to face the Titans in a non-league match on Saturday, February 15. The Titans enter the match with a record of 20-6. El Paso-Gridley won 64-53 in their recent league match against Lexington (Lexington, IL)

The Spartans now sport a 8-17 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Athens for a Sangamo match on Tuesday, February 18. Olympia will face a Warriors squad coming off a 29-22 league win over Illini Central (Mason City, IL). The Warriors record now stands at 13-16.