Pleasant Plains has gone 5-0 against Pittsfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pleasant Plains Cardinals will look to defend their home field against the Pittsfield Saukees at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Pleasant Plains came up short against PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview and fell 28-21.
Pleasant Plains wouldn't let PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pleasant Plains can thank Grady Grisham and Zac Wilson for forcing both of them. Wilson also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Meanwhile, Pittsfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were dealt a 50-8 loss at the hands of Maroa-Forsyth. While losing is never fun, the Saukees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Trojans are ranked 89th).
Even though they lost, Pittsfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Pleasant Plains' defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Pittsfield, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Pleasant Plains came out on top in a nail-biter against Pittsfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 28-26. Does Pleasant Plains have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pittsfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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