Illinois High School Football - Urbana drops to Bloomington
September 12, 2008: Bloomington, IL 61701 In Friday's league game, the Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL) football team knocked off the visiting Urbana Tigers (Urbana, IL), by a final score of 35-6.
The Purple Raiders (2-1) will now prepare for their game against Central (Champaign, IL). The Maroons come into the Big Twelve game with a 3-0 record. In their last game, Central toppled Eisenhower (Decatur, IL), 43-0, in a league game.
The Tigers now hold a 0-3 record. They take the field next when they host Mattoon for a Big Twelve game on Friday, September 19. Urbana will battle a Green Wave team coming off a 42-0 non-league loss to Normal (Normal, IL). The Green Wave record now stands at 0-3.