Decatur Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost to the Norton Bluejays on the road by a 62-47 margin. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Bluejays are ranked 56th).
Despite the defeat, Decatur Community had strong showings from Tyler Ostmeyer, who went 8-for-10 on his way to 21 points and six boards, and Brycen Ketterl, who went 6-for-9 to rack up 14 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. That was a full 44.7% of Decatur Community's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Davin Jensen, who earned no points along with eight assists and three blocks.
Eli Jones was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds for Norton. What's more, Jones also racked up six assists, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Rylen Murray was another key player, going 5-for-12 en route to 16 points.
Decatur Community's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Norton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Looking ahead, Decatur Community will venture away from home to square off against Wheatland-Grinnell at 7:30 p.m. on February 18th. As for Norton, they will welcome Smith Center at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Norton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Smith Center likes a good challenge.
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