The Morton Potters will head out to face off against the Pleasant Plains Cardinals at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Morton will be strutting in after a win while Pleasant Plains will be coming in after a loss.
Morton can't be too worried about heading out to take on Pleasant Plains: they just beat East Moline United at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Potters blew past the Panthers 7-1 on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Potters as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Plains faced Father McGivney Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Cardinals took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Griffins. The Cardinals' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Pleasant Plains' loss dropped their record down to 27-6. As for Morton, their win bumped their record up to 20-11.
Morton beat Pleasant Plains 9-6 in their previous meeting back in April of 2015. Do the Potters have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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