Normal Community at Peoria Manual hoops tonight on WJBC

Posted on January 8, 2016
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The Normal Community Ironmen play Peoria Manual tonight. (Photo by Karin McCall/You Name It Sports)

By WJBC Staff

It will be a battle of Big 12 leaders in boys basketball tonight when the Normal Community Ironmen visit No. 3-ranked (in Class 3A) Peoria Manual.

The Ironmen, the league’s defending champions have won their first two Big 12 games and are 3-4 on the season. The Rams have won their first four conferences matches and are 11-1 overall.

Larry Duling and Eric Lapan will have the call on WJBC 1230 AM, WJBC.com and the WJBC app starting at 7:06 p.m.

Tim Lewis will host Sportstalk starting at 6.

The Bloomington Thunder begin a home-and-home series with the Muskegon Lumberjacks at U.S. Cellular Coliseum tonight. Listen live at 7 p.m. on WJBC.com.

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