After a thrilling victory over Cardinal of Eldon Friday night, Pleasantville’s football squad will travel north to take on No. 1 in Class 1A Van Meter in the first round of the playoffs.

Pleasantville finished the season with a 4-4 record and a 2-3 record in West Central Conference play. The Trojans made the playoffs despite having a three-game losing streak to No. 5 Sigourney-Keota, No. 7 Pella Christian, and Central Decatur. Pleasantville was able to bounce back with a dominating victory over Van Buren in Week 7 and then edge out the Cardinal Comets 29-28 to end the regular season. The Trojans will go up against No. 1 in Class 1A Van Meter, who has yet to lose a game this season. The Bulldogs will go into the matchup allowing just 20 points all season long. This matchup will be the first time the two teams have met since 1991.

Pleasantville’s playoff matchup at Van Meter will be Friday night with kickoff beginning at 7:00 PM.