Bloomington hasn't had much luck against Normal Community recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Purple Raiders will square off against the Ironmen at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Normal Community will be up against a hot Bloomington team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. The Purple Raiders never let Urbana get on the board and left with a 41-0 victory on Friday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Purple Raiders' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Tigers are ranked 462nd).
Jordan Norton
| 09/26/25 vs Urbana | 2 |
| 09/12/25 @ Manual | 1 |
| 10/04/24 vs Normal Community | 1 |
| 09/13/24 vs Manual | 1 |
| 09/06/24 vs Normal University | 1 |
A big part of Bloomington's win came down to the chemistry between Keyontae Hamilton and his top target Jordan Norton. Hamilton threw for 149 yards and three touchdowns while Norton picked up 91 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. The dominant performance also gave Norton a new career-high in receiving touchdowns (two). Jamari Sutton got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Bloomington, adding 12 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Sutton, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Normal Community). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-8 victory over Manual. With the Ironmen ahead 49-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Bloomington's record is now 5-0. As for Normal Community, their record now sits at 4-1.
Bloomington took a serious blow against Normal Community in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 44-14. Can the Purple Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
