Basketball Game Preview: Normal University Pioneers vs. Bloomington Central Catholic Saints

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Previous Games

11/30/24 - Neutral	57-55 W
01/20/24 - Away	50-38 W
11/25/23 - Neutral	58-42 W
03/03/23 - Neutral	69-72 L
02/11/23 - Home	58-48 W
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Normal University has gone 8-2 against Bloomington Central Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Normal University Pioneers just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints at 7:00 p.m. Normal University is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.

On Friday, Normal University was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 37-32 to Lincoln. The contest marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Bloomington Central Catholic didn't have too much trouble with Illinois Valley Central on Wednesday as they won 64-49. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Grey Ghosts are ranked 476th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bloomington Central Catholic has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Normal University, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.

Normal University came out on top in a nail-biter against Bloomington Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, sneaking past 57-55. Does Normal University have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bloomington Central Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.