Football Preview: Athens Warriors vs. Pleasant Plains Cardinals
Athens has gone 7-0 against Pleasant Plains recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Athens Warriors will be playing at home against the Pleasant Plains Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Neither Athens nor Pleasant Plains posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Friday, Athens came up short against Pittsfield and fell 14-7.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Plains was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 56-7 loss at the hands of Maroa-Forsyth. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Trojans are ranked 72nd).
Athens' loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Pleasant Plains, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Athens against Pleasant Plains in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 63-21 victory. Will Athens repeat their success, or does Pleasant Plains have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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