Illinois High School Basketball - Bloomington holds off Normal West
December 28, 2024: Normal, IL 61761 The Bloomington Purple Raiders basketball team scored 51 points and limited the host Normal West Wildcats to 50 in the Purple Raiders non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Purple Raiders now have a 7-5 record. They play next when they travel to Sacred Heart-Griffin for a non-league game on Saturday, January 4. Bloomington will confront a Cyclones team coming off a 47-30 non-league win over Lutheran (Rockford, IL). The Cyclones record now stands at 7-10.
With the loss, Normal West falls to 5-10 on the campaign. The Wildcats host Bloomington (Bloomington, IL) to confront the Purple Raiders in a Big Twelve game on Thursday, January 9. The Purple Raiders go into the game with a record of 7-5.