Bloomington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were beaten by the Manual Rams 71-43. While losing is never fun, the Purple Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 518th, while the Rams are ranked 73rd).
Bloomington's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Manual, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-5.
Bloomington and Springfield Southeast will face off at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Bloomington is facing Springfield Southeast at the right time seeing as Springfield Southeast is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Manual, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Belleville West at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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