Normal Community and O'Fallon are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Normal Community Ironmen will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the O'Fallon Panthers at 2:30 p.m.
Normal Community easily dispatched Peoria on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Normal Community fell just short of Richwoods by a score of 44-41 on Thursday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Ironmen came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Knights are ranked 175th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask O'Fallon). They took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging an 82-20 win over East St. Louis. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 30 points or more this season.
O'Fallon has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Normal Community, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 16-3.
Normal Community ended up a good deal behind O'Fallon when the teams last played back in December of 2023, losing 56-42. Will Normal Community have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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