Basketball Recap: Davenport Central Comes Up Short

Davenport Central came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Muscatine Muskies an easy 78-55 victory. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their meetings with the Muskies: they've now lost three in a row.

Davenport Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Muscatine, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Davenport Central has already played their next matchup, a 75-69 victory against Assumption on the 19th. As for Muscatine, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 46-40 win against Pleasant Valley on the 19th.