Basketball Recap: Illini Central Falls to Pleasant Plains in First Game of Season

Illini Central unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a blow against the Pleasant Plains Cardinals on Thursday, falling 72-34. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

The win was the ninth in a row for Pleasant Plains, bringing their record for this year to 14-5.

Illini Central has already played their next match (against Calvary), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Pleasant Plains didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 72-34 victory against Illini Central/Greenview on the 16th.