Normal West is 8-1 against Urbana since January of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Normal West Wildcats face off against the Urbana Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Normal West focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 14 on Monday.
Normal West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Bloomington Central Catholic by a score of 59-52. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Maliq Givens-Smith was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Marvel, who scored 14 points plus three steals.
Meanwhile, Urbana had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 29-28 win over Glenwood. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season.
The win got Normal West back to even at 2-2. As for Urbana, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-0.
Normal West didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Urbana when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 53-49 win. Will Normal West repeat their success, or does Urbana have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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