Martensdale-St. Mary and Central Decatur are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Martensdale-St. Mary's Blue Devils will challenge the Central Decatur Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Martensdale-St. Mary's is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Southwest Valley just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 56-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southwest Valley.
Meanwhile, Central Decatur had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Wolverines 81-55. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Wolverines are ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Central Decatur's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Martensdale-St. Mary's, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
Martensdale-St. Mary's ended up a good deal behind Central Decatur when the teams last played back in January of 2024, losing 62-43. Can Martensdale-St. Mary's avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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