Pleasant Plains suffered their biggest loss since May 8, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against the Mt. Zion Braves, falling 8-2. If the Cardinals were looking for revenge after losing 4-3 to the Braves when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Pleasant Plains saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Potthoff, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Pleasant Plains' defeat dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Mt. Zion, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Pleasant Plains and Mt. Zion should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Cardinals (ranked 45th) will meet Williamsville (ranked 184th) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Pleasant Plains 2.4, the Bullets 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Mt. Zion will take on Tolono Unity at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (44 vs. 196).
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