Urbana hasn't had much luck against Normal West recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Urbana Tigers will head out to challenge the Normal West Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Tigers fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. They slipped by Glenwood 29-28 last Tuesday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Normal West). They walked away with a 59-52 win over Bloomington Central Catholic on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Maliq Givens-Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Marvel, who posted 14 points along with three steals.
Urbana came up short against Normal West in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 53-49. Can Urbana avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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