The Normal Community Ironmen (Normal, IL) basketball edged the host Richwoods Knights (Peoria, IL), 80-78 in Friday's league bout.

The Ironmen now possess a 24-4 record. They play next when they travel to Principia for a non-league bout on Monday, February 17. Normal Community will play a Panthers team coming off a 80-59 non-league win over Christian Brothers (St. Louis, MO). The Panthers record now stands at 22-1.

With the loss, Richwoods falls to 16-12 on the campaign. The Knights travel to Kankakee (Kankakee, IL) to play the Kays in a non-league bout on Saturday, February 15. The Kays go into the bout with a record of 22-4. Kankakee lost 79-62 in their recent league bout against Rich Township (Olympia Fields, IL)