The Normal West Wildcats entered their tilt with the Bloomington Purple Raiders with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Normal West snuck past Bloomington with a 45-39 win on Tuesday. Given Normal West's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while Bloomington is ranked 504th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Taylor Hafermann, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds. Nate Moore was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with two steals.
Bloomington's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rob Clark, who scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Thompson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Normal West's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 11-17. As for Bloomington, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-26.
Normal West will be playing in front of their home fans against Normal Community at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Normal West is on a three-game streak of home wins, Normal Community a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Bloomington, they will head out on the road to challenge Decatur Eisenhower at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Bloomington is coming into the game with 14 straight losses on the road, meaning Decatur Eisenhower will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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