Football Preview: Peoria Lions vs. Normal West Wildcats
The Peoria Lions will head out on the road to take on the Normal West Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Peoria knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Normal West likes a good challenge.
Peoria is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Manual 86-12 at home on Friday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Rams are ranked 413th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Normal West entered their contest against Bloomington on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Normal West was beaten by Bloomington 48-16.
Peoria's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Normal West, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Peoria took their win against Normal West in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 62-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peoria since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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