PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central is 2-8 against Pleasant Plains since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central Bluejays will square off against the Pleasant Plains Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
On Monday, PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central strolled past Athens with points to spare, taking the game 49-33. Given the Bluejays' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Warriors are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Pleasant Plains on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Riverton out of the water with a 64-10 final score. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Pleasant Plains has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.2 points. As for PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central, they pushed their record up to 24-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central came up short against Pleasant Plains in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 38-34. Can PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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