Soccer Recap: Pleasant Plains Takes a Loss + How To Watch

If Pleasant Plains was feeling good fresh off their 7-0 takedown of Olympia on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cardinals fell just short of the Lutheran Crusaders by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. Pleasant Plains were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Lutheran apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2021.

Pleasant Plains has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season. As for Lutheran, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-2-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pleasant Plains will take on Monticello at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pleasant Plains will be up against Monticello's rather soft defense (which has allowed 3.67 goals per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Lutheran, they will challenge Springfield Southeast at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.