Basketball Game Preview: Normal Community Ironmen vs. Normal West Wildcats

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Previous Games

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
02/17/23 - Home	59-47 W
+ 5 more games

Normal Community has gone 8-2 against Normal West recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Normal Community Ironmen will head out to square off against the Normal West Wildcats at 6:00 p.m.

Normal Community took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed past Normal West to the tune of 68-37. The Ironmen haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Normal Community will have to contain Michael Zaleski as he made an impact in Normal West's last game. He posted 14 points. What's more, Zaleski also posted a 50% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Maliq Givens-Smith, who had four points and three steals.

Normal Community pushed their record up to 25-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.9 points over those games. As for Normal West, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-20.