Two dominant backs in Jack Hanley and Rob Lanier are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Peoria Notre Dame Irish will head out on the road to take on the Bloomington Purple Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Peoria Notre Dame will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Peoria Notre Dame is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 67-8 win over Manual at home. Considering the Irish have won three matchups by more than 38 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Bloomington entered their contest against Normal Community on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Bloomington took a blow against Normal Community, falling 44-14. The Purple Raiders have struggled against the Ironmen recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Although Bloomington took the loss, they still got scores from Jordan Norton and Keyontae Hamilton.
Peoria Notre Dame's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Bloomington, the loss snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record.
Peoria Notre Dame came up short against Bloomington when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 34-26. Thankfully for Peoria Notre Dame, Cam Smith (who rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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