It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Normal West can now relate to. They fell 62-49 to the Normal Community Ironmen on Wednesday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Ironmen recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meetings.
Maliq Givens-Smith
| 01/10/25 vs Centennial | 23 |
| 02/26/25 vs Normal Community | 21 |
| 12/02/24 vs Bloomington Central Catholic | 20 |
| 02/01/25 vs El Paso-Gridley | 18 |
| 12/28/24 vs Prosser | 18 |
| + 21 more games |
Normal West's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Maliq Givens-Smith, who went 7-for-17 en route to 21 points and six assists, and Michael Zaleski, who posted 15 points and three steals. Normal West is 4-2 when Givens-Smith posts 15 or more points, but 3-19 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Oliver Brookins, who scored eight points.
Normal West's loss dropped their record down to 7-21. As for Normal Community, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season.
Normal West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Normal Community, they have already played their next contest, a 51-38 victory against Minooka on the 28th.
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