The Decatur Community Red Devils struggled with assists on Tuesday (the Dighton Hornets had 12 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Decatur Community took a serious blow against the Hornets, falling 68-23. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Decatur Community in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost eight in a row.
Despite the defeat, Decatur Community had strong showings from Tyler Ostmeyer, who scored four points along with seven rebounds and two blocks, and Jerit Koerperich, who scored five points. Ostmeyer has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last four times he's played.
Leading Dighton to victory were Carson Shimer and Daniel Cramer. Shimer dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Cramer scored 23 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Cramer is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Boston Shimer, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Decatur Community has not been sharp recently as the team's lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season. As for Dighton, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Decatur Community will take on the Jackrabbits at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Greeley County is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak. As for Dighton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ingalls will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Hornets are ranked 82nd).
