Basketball Game Preview: Mount Ayr Raiders vs. Central Decatur Cardinals

The Mount Ayr Raiders will face off against the Central Decatur Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mount Ayr has six straight wins, Central Decatur has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Friday, Mount Ayr beat Martensdale-St. Mary's 40-32. The 40-point effort marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Meanwhile, Central Decatur lost 75-53 to Davis County on Saturday.

Mount Ayr's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Central Decatur, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.

Mount Ayr strolled past Central Decatur when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 66-48. Does Mount Ayr have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central Decatur turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.