The Bloomington Purple Raiders held off the visiting Normal West Wildcats football team by a final score of 26-20 in Monday's league outing.

With the win, Bloomington improves its record to 1-1 on the season. The Purple Raiders travel to Danville (Danville, IL) to confront the Vikings in a non-league outing on Monday, September 18. The Vikings go into the outing with a record of 0-0.

With the loss, Normal West moves to 0-1 on the season. The Wildcats travel to Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league outing on Monday, September 18. The Bulldogs go into the outing with a record of 1-0.