Soccer Recap: Athens/Greenview/Illini Central Takes Down Pleasant Plains in a Playoff Battle

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Previous 4 Games

10/25/25 vs Pleasant Plains	3-2
10/22/25 vs Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth	3-2
10/14/25 @ Taylorville	9-0
10/13/25 vs Lincoln	3-2

With a playoff win on the line, Athens/Greenview/Illini Central rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pleasant Plains Cardinals, sneaking past 3-2. The win was familiar territory for Athens/Greenview/Illini Central, who have now won four matches in a row.

Connor Mabus and Drew Collier scored all three of Athens/Greenview/Illini Central's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 67 goals.

Athens/Greenview/Illini Central's victory bumped their record up to 13-10-2. As for Pleasant Plains, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.

Looking ahead, Athens/Greenview/Illini Central will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Joseph-Ogden at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph-Ogden's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Athens/Greenview/Illini Central's offense will have their work cut out for them. Pleasant Plains does not have any more games scheduled as of now.