The Pleasant Plains Cardinals will challenge the Lincolnwood/Morrisonville/Nokomis Lancers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Pleasant Plains is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Pleasant Plains came up short against Beardstown on Tuesday, falling 5-1.
Pleasant Plains' goal came courtesy of
Jackson Dent, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, Lincolnwood/Morrisonville/Nokomis gave up the first goal last Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Lincolnwood/Morrisonville/Nokomis who was credited with the victory. Lincolnwood/Morrisonville/Nokomis got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Litchfield's three. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Purple Panthers are ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pleasant Plains' loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Lincolnwood/Morrisonville/Nokomis, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Pleasant Plains beat Lincolnwood/Morrisonville/Nokomis by a goal in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. Will Pleasant Plains repeat their success, or does Lincolnwood/Morrisonville/Nokomis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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