Football Recap: Bloomington Purple Raiders vs. Normal West Wildcats
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bloomington). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Normal West Wildcats 48-16 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Purple Raiders, who have now won three matchups by 27 points or more so far this season.
Rob Lanier continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 172 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was AJ Codron, who threw for 110 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bloomington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Bloomington's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Juan Rivera and Mikey Kimmell.
Bloomington's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Normal West, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Bloomington will head out on the road to challenge Urbana at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Urbana focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Normal West, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Peoria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Peoria will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Normal West surely won't give up without a fight.
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