Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Normal Ironmen (Normal, IL) and the host Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL), saw Normal's basketball squad hold off Bloomington by a score of 55-51.

With the victory, Normal improves its record to 14-5 on the campaign. The Ironmen travel to West (Normal, IL) to battle the Wildcats in a Big Twelve challenge on Friday, February 13. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 9-9. West lost 53-41 in their recent non-league challenge against Lincoln (Lincoln, IL)

Next up, the Purple Raiders battle the Bartlett Hawks (Bartlett, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 7. Bloomington will attempt to improve on its 7-10 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 11-7 record after their 59-50 non-league win over Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village, IL).