Auburn hasn't had much luck against Pleasant Plains recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Auburn Trojans will square off against the Pleasant Plains Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Auburn is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 56-43 victory over Greenville. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Comets are ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Plains came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 61-47 win over the Hawks.
Pleasant Plains' victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.9 points over those games. As for Auburn, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 29-4.
Auburn came up short against Pleasant Plains in their previous matchup back in February, falling 51-43. Can Auburn avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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