Basketball Recap: Normal Community Finds Playoff Glory Versus Normal West

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Previous Games

02/26/25 - Away	62-49 W
02/21/25 - Home	68-37 W
11/25/24 - Neutral	60-55 W
02/16/24 - Away	52-34 W
11/27/23 - Neutral	57-54 W
+ 5 more games

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Normal Community walked away with it. They came out on top against the Normal West Wildcats by a score of 62-49 on Wednesday. The Ironmen haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Normal West's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Maliq Givens-Smith, who went 7-for-17 to rack up 21 points and six assists, and Michael Zaleski, who posted 15 points and three steals. Normal West is 4-2 when Givens-Smith posts 15 or more points, but 3-19 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Oliver Brookins, who scored eight points.

Normal Community's win bumped their record up to 26-6. As for Normal West, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-21 record this season.

Normal Community didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-38 victory against Minooka on the 28th. Normal West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.