Normal West has gone 9-0 against Bloomington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Normal West Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Bloomington Purple Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Normal West will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Normal West strolled past Danville with points to spare, taking the game 28-14. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Vikings are ranked 281st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bloomington won against Normal University last Friday with 41 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Bloomington blew past Manual, posting a 41-8 win at home. The victory was just business as usual For the Purple Raiders, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
Rob Lanier had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 82 yards and three touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bloomington's defense and their three sacks. David Williams was especially locked on to Manual's QB and sacked him twice.
Normal West now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Bloomington, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything went Normal West's way against Bloomington when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Normal West made off with a 35-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bloomington's Cam Smith, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also caught a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Normal West to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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