After flying high against Decatur Eisenhower on Wednesday, Bloomington came back down to earth. The Purple Raiders fell just short of the Manual Rams by a score of 51-49 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Purple Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Rams are ranked 129th).
Bloomington's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Manual, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-5.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Bloomington will challenge rival Richwoods at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Manual is set to square off against their familiar foe Peoria Notre Dame at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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