Two dominant backs in Rob Lanier and Jack Hanley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bloomington Purple Raiders will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Peoria Notre Dame Irish at 7:00 p.m. Bloomington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.5 points per game this season.
Bloomington is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Normal Community just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They had to suffer through a 44-14 loss at the hands of the Ironmen. The matchup marked the Purple Raiders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Although Bloomington took the loss, they still got scores from Jordan Norton and Keyontae Hamilton.
Meanwhile, Peoria Notre Dame entered their tilt with Manual on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They claimed a resounding 67-8 victory over the Rams at home. The Irish's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Bloomington fell to 5-1. As for Peoria Notre Dame, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Bloomington beat Peoria Notre Dame 34-26 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Bloomington repeat their success, or does Peoria Notre Dame have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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