Football Preview: Athens Warriors vs. Pleasant Plains Cardinals
Athens is 7-0 against Pleasant Plains since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Athens Warriors are taking a road trip to take on the Pleasant Plains Cardinals at 6:00 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 last Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were dealt a 56-7 defeat 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 meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 63-21 victory. Does Athens have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pleasant Plains turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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