Soccer Game Preview: Athens/Greenview/Illini Central vs. Pleasant Plains

The Athens/Greenview/Illini Central Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the Pleasant Plains Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Athens/Greenview/Illini Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.

Athens/Greenview/Illini Central will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Saturday, then bounced right back against Argenta-Oreana on Monday. The Warriors never let the Bombers get on the board and left with an 8-0 win. It was an even better day for Connor Mabus as he scored four goals for his team.

Meanwhile, Pleasant Plains managed to keep up with Rochester until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Cardinals came up short against the Rockets, falling 5-1. Pleasant Plains have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.

Pleasant Plains' loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Athens/Greenview/Illini Central, the victory got them back to even at 9-9-2.