The Pleasant Plains Cardinals will square off against the Morton Potters at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Pleasant Plains 2.6, Morton 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pleasant Plains is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Father McGivney Catholic, who was ranked seventh at the time (Pleasant Plains was ranked 23rd). The Cardinals took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Griffins on Friday. The Cardinals' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Morton not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 23rd (when they won 16-1). Everything went their way against East Moline United as they made off with a 7-1 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Potters as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Morton's victory bumped their record up to 20-11. As for Pleasant Plains, their loss dropped their record down to 27-6.
Pleasant Plains came up short against Morton in their previous matchup back in April of 2015, falling 9-6. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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