Normal University and Lanphier are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Normal University Pioneers will welcome the Lanphier Lions at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Tuesday, Normal University came up short against Ottawa and fell 37-30. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 350th, while the Pirates are ranked 71st).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Lanphier challenged Decatur Eisenhower on Thursday. Lanphier walked away with a 50-41 win over Decatur Eisenhower. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Lanphier's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-14. As for Normal University, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-18.
Normal University didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Lanphier in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 40-35 win. Will Normal University repeat their success, or does Lanphier have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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