Basketball Game Preview: Decatur Community Red Devils vs. Trego Golden Eagles

Decatur Community is 1-9 against Trego since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Decatur Community Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Trego Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Decatur Community has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Decatur Community is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Hill City for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-14 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.

Brylee Minnick was her usual excellent self, going 14 of 19 on her way to 32 points along with seven boards and six steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Decatur Community's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Makadyn Ketterl, who posted nine points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.

Decatur Community was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Trego challenged Ness City on Saturday. Trego fell just short of Ness City by a score of 24-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Golden Eagles have suffered since January 30th.

Despite the defeat, Trego saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Bailey Ziegler had six points and ten rebounds.

Decatur Community now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Trego, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Decatur Community has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 30.6 boards per game. However, it's not like Trego struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Decatur Community might still be hurting after the 59-37 defeat they got from Trego in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Decatur Community have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.