Bloomington lost to Normal Community back in December of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Purple Raiders took an 80-61 bruising from the Ironmen. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Purple Raiders still had to take the loss.
Bloomington dropped their record down to 8-16 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Normal Community, their win bumped their record up to 19-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bloomington will welcome Rantoul at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Normal Community, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against East Peoria at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Raiders will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something the Ironmen surely won't give up without a fight.
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