This season hasn't been kind to the Bloomington Purple Raiders, who are still winless after their 17th matchup. They were beaten by Lincoln 64-32 on Tuesday. Bloomington has not had much luck with Lincoln recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the loss, Bloomington saw an underclassman step up: Damien Hansbrough scored ten points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hansbrough has scored all season.
Bloomington's loss was their fifth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 0-17. As for Lincoln, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Bloomington the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Danville at 7:30 p.m. on January 19th. As for Lincoln, they will head out on the road to take on Normal University at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Normal University will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.