The Peoria Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Normal West Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Peoria knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Normal West likes a good challenge.
Peoria is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Manual, posting an 86-12 win at home. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Rams are ranked 413th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Normal West entered their game against Bloomington on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Normal West was dealt a 48-16 defeat at the hands of Bloomington.
Peoria's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Normal West, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Everything went Peoria's way against Normal West when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Peoria made off with a 62-41 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peoria since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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