Pleasant Plains Cardinals (Pleasant Plains, IL) fans were pleased Wednesday as they observed their soccer team hold off the host Lutheran/Calvary Crusaders (Springfield, IL), 1-0 in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Cardinals confront the Litchfield Purple Panthers (Litchfield, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, October 1. Pleasant Plains will attempt to better on its 9-6 season record. The Purple Panthers enter the challenge with a 7-10 record after their 2-0 league loss to Greenville (Greenville, IL).

The Crusaders now have a 6-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Springfield Southeast for a non-league challenge on Saturday, October 1. Lutheran/Calvary will confront a Spartans team coming off a 8-0 non-league loss to Peoria Christian (Peoria, IL). The Spartans record now stands at 1-10.