Illinois High School Basketball - Bloomington thwarts Manual
January 30, 2025: Bloomington, IL 61701 The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL) and the visiting Manual Rams (Peoria, IL), observed Bloomington's basketball team knock off Manual by a score of 46-36.
The Purple Raiders (14-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Springfield (Springfield, IL). The Senators come into the non-league challenge with a 15-10 record. In their last challenge, Springfield prevailed over Springfield Southeast (Springfield, IL), 70-53, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Rams battle the Rock Island Rocks (Rock Island, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Manual will attempt to improve on its 18-9 season record. The Rocks come into the challenge with a 11-13 record after their 49-39 league loss to Alleman (Rock Island, IL).