Football Preview: PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview vs. Pleasant Plains Cardinals
PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview will venture away from home to face off against the Pleasant Plains Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview was beaten by Maroa-Forsyth 67-30. While losing is never fun, PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 360th, while Maroa-Forsyth is ranked 89th).
Even though they lost, PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Plains can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 28-25 win over Auburn. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cardinals have posted against the Trojans since September 8, 2017.
PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Pleasant Plains, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Things could have been worse for PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-18 loss to Pleasant Plains when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview, Danny Skelton (who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 112 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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