Illinois High School Basketball - Bloomington succumbs to Normal Community
January 30, 2026: Normal, IL 61761 In Friday's league bout, the Normal Community Ironmen (Normal, IL) basketball team were winner over the visiting Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL), by a tally of 80-61.
The Ironmen now possess a 19-5 record. They play next when they host East Peoria for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 31. Normal Community will play a Raiders team coming off a 64-36 non-league win over Streator (Streator, IL). The Raiders record now stands at 18-3.
The Purple Raiders (8-16) will now prepare for their test against Rantoul (Rantoul, IL). The Eagles come into the non-league test with a 7-14 record. In their last test, Rantoul went down by Agricultural Science (Chicago, IL), 65-28, in a non-league test.