The Bloomington Purple Raiders will challenge the Normal West Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Bloomington's tournament run continued when they took on Bloomington Central Catholic on Wednesday. Bloomington fell 46-37 to Bloomington Central Catholic. The Purple Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Normal West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell to Normal University 37-33.
Normal West's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Bloomington, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Bloomington barely slipped by Normal West in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 48-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bloomington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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