The Peoria Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Normal West Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Peoria's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Peoria is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging an 86-12 win over Manual. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Rams are ranked 413th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Normal West entered their game against Bloomington on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Normal West took a blow against Bloomington, falling 48-16.
Peoria's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Normal West, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Peoria took their win against Normal West when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 62-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peoria since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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