Basketball Preview: Decatur Community Red Devils vs. Hitchcock County Falcons
The Decatur Community Red Devils will face off against the Hitchcock County Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Decatur Community took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They breezed by Rawlins County to the tune of 67-33. The Red Devils pushed the score to 51-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Buffaloes had little chance of recovering from.
Decatur Community relied on the efforts of Tyler Ostmeyer, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 18 rebounds, and Gage Williby, who earned 25 points plus seven rebounds and five assists. The dominant performance also gave Williby a new career-high in threes (five). Davin Jensen was another key player, earning four points in addition to seven steals and six assists.
Decatur Community was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rawlins County only posted six.
Meanwhile, Hitchcock County had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They had just enough and edged Cambridge out 58-55.
Decatur Community was taken down by Hitchcock County 67-27 when the teams last played back in December of 2020. Can Decatur Community avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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