Peoria Notre Dame hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 44-43 win over the Normal University Pioneers. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Irish's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 351st, while the Pioneers are ranked 134th).
Peoria Notre Dame's win bumped their record up to 6-13. As for Normal University, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Peoria Notre Dame has already played their next contest, a 51-48 victory against Bloomington Central Catholic on the 20th. Normal University has also already played their next game (against Quincy Notre Dame), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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