Basketball Recap: Normal University Wins Going Away Against Jacksonville

Pioneers

Previous 2 Games

01/17/25 @ Jacksonville	41-16
01/14/25 vs Urbana	51-16

Normal University won the last time they faced Jacksonville and things went their way on Friday too. The Normal University Pioneers put the hurt on the Jacksonville Crimsons with a sharp 41-16 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pioneers.

Normal University is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.3 points per game. As for Jacksonville, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-20.

Normal University and Jacksonville could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Normal University (ranked 373rd) will meet Mahomet-Seymour (ranked 118th) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Jacksonville will face off against Bloomington at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday down 464 places (587 vs. 123).