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| 12/15/23 - Home | 59-37 W |
| 12/16/22 - Away | 26-45 L |
| 12/17/21 - Home | 55-40 W |
| 12/18/20 - Away | 45-14 W |
| 12/20/19 - Home | 40-26 W |
| + 5 more games |
Trego has gone 9-1 against Decatur Community recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Trego Golden Eagles will take on the Decatur Community Red Devils in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Trego challenged Ness City on Saturday. Trego fell just short of Ness City by a score of 24-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Golden Eagles have suffered since January 30th.
Despite the defeat, Trego saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Bailey Ziegler posted six points and ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, Trego smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Decatur Community). They breezed by Hill City to the tune of 59-14 on Tuesday. With the Red Devils ahead 35-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Trego better keep an eye on Brylee Minnick. She was instrumental in Decatur Community's win, going 14 of 19 on her way to 32 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Minnick has scored at least a third of Decatur Community's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Makadyn Ketterl, who had nine points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
Trego's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Decatur Community, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Trego has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 27 boards per game. However, it's not like Decatur Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.6 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Trego took their win against Decatur Community when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 59-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trego since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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