Normal Community and Manual are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Normal Community Ironmen will host the Manual Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Normal Community's tournament run continued when they took on Rockford East on Monday. Normal Community managed a 65-60 victory over Rockford East. Given the Ironmen's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the E-Rabs are ranked 210th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Manual has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 73-69 heartbreaker at the hands of Rock Island.
Manual's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Normal Community, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Normal Community didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Manual in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 62-56 win. Will Normal Community repeat their success, or does Manual have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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