Ironmen
| 02/01/25 vs Joliet West | 75 |
| 12/07/24 vs Joliet Central | 72 |
| 01/07/25 @ Peoria | 69 |
| 12/06/24 vs Urbana | 68 |
| 01/25/25 vs Lincoln-Way West | 67 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Normal Community). They took down the Joliet West Tigers 75-58 on Saturday. Given the Ironmen's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Tigers are ranked 408th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Makayla J Chism, who posted 16 points. J Chism continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Gabrielle Gavin, who had 12 points.
Normal Community has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which somehow still isn't as good as their 22-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.1 points per game. As for Joliet West, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-20.
Normal Community didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 72-45 victory against Springfield Southeast on the 4th. As for Joliet West, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 70-63 loss against Plainfield South on the 4th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
