Illinois High School Football - Normal University can't hold off Bloomington
September 6, 2024: Bloomington, IL 61701 Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL) fans went home in high spirits Friday as they saw their football team tip the visiting Normal University Pioneers (Normal, IL), 41-38 in a non-league battle.
With the win, Bloomington improves its record to 2-0 on the season. The Purple Raiders host Manual (Peoria, IL) to play the Rams in a Big Twelve battle on Friday, September 13. The Rams go into the battle with a record of 0-2. Manual lost 15-6 in their recent league battle against Richwoods (Peoria, IL)
The Pioneers now have a 1-1 record. They play next when they host MacArthur for a Central State Eight - East battle on Friday, September 13. Normal University will play a Generals team coming off a 21-7 non-league loss to Springfield (Springfield, IL). The Generals record now stands at 1-1.