On Friday, the Normal West Wildcats lost to the Trinity Blazers at home by a 50-35 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Blazers are ranked 75th).
Normal West has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Trinity, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4.
Normal West didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 51-50 loss against Bloomington on the 28th. Trinity has also already played their next game, a 45-36 victory against Kankakee on the 28th.
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