Carlinville is 0-3 against Pleasant Plains since November of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. The Carlinville Cavaliers will take on the Pleasant Plains Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Carlinville sitting on three straight victories and Pleasant Plains on four.
Carlinville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They snuck past Hillsboro with a 45-40 win.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Plains was able to grind out a solid victory over Sacred Heart-Griffin on Thursday, taking the game 38-26. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Cyclones are ranked 177th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carlinville's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points over those games. As for Pleasant Plains, their victory bumped their record up to 25-6.
Carlinville might still be hurting after the 54-34 defeat they got from Pleasant Plains in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Can Carlinville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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