The Peoria Lions will head out 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 claimed a resounding 86-12 victory over Manual at home. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Rams are ranked 413th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Normal West entered their match against Bloomington on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Normal West had to suffer through a 48-16 loss at the hands of Bloomington.
Peoria's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Normal West, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Peoria took their victory against Normal West in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 62-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peoria since the team 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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