Illinois High School Football - Pleasant Plains can't hold off Athens
September 13, 2024: Athens, IL 62613
Athens Warriors (Athens, IL) fans went home in high spirits Friday as they saw their football team tip the visiting Pleasant Plains Cardinals (Pleasant Plains, IL), 26-21 in a league battle.
With the win, Athens improves its record to 1-2 on the season. The Warriors host Olympia (Stanford, IL) to play the Spartans in a Sangamo battle on Friday, September 20. The Spartans go into the battle with a record of 3-0. Olympia won 43-34 in their recent league battle against Pittsfield (Pittsfield, IL)
The Cardinals now have a 0-3 record. They play next when they travel to Auburn for a Sangamo battle on Friday, September 20. Pleasant Plains will play a Trojans team coming off a 57-7 league loss to Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa, IL). The Trojans record now stands at 0-3.