Normal Community Ironmen (Normal, IL) boosters left the game thrilled Tuesday as they saw their volleyball squad achieve victory over the host Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL), 2-0 in a league test.

The Ironmen (22-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Urbana (Urbana, IL). The Tigers enter the Big Twelve challenge with a 5-18 record. In their last challenge, Urbana was beaten by St. Thomas More (Champaign, IL), 2-0, in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Purple Raiders meet the Peoria Notre Dame Irish (Peoria, IL) in a Big Twelve challenge, on Thursday, October 16. Bloomington will attempt to upgrade on its 12-19 season record. The Irish enter the challenge with a 20-12 record after their 2-1 non-league win over Brimfield (Brimfield, IL).