Illinois High School Football - Bloomington beat Normal Community
October 2, 2025: Normal, IL 61761 The Bloomington Purple Raiders football squad scored 25 points and limited the host Normal Community Ironmen to 14 in the Purple Raiders league triumph on Thursday.
The Purple Raiders now sport a 5-1 record. They take the field next when they host Peoria Notre Dame for a game on Thursday, October 9. Bloomington will face a Irish team coming off a 40-0 non-league loss to Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL). The Irish record now stands at 1-2.
The Ironmen (2-1) will now prepare for their game against Danville (Danville, IL). The Vikings enter the non-league game with a 1-4 record. In their last game, Danville topped Champaign Central (Champaign, IL), 34-26, in a non-league outing.