The Normal West Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Limestone Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Normal West is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 17, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 48-27 to Morton. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Potters recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Limestone came up short against Washington on Wednesday and fell 53-41. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Panthers are ranked third).
Limestone's loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Normal West, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-14.
Normal West came up short against Limestone in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 60-47. Can Normal West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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