Decatur Community is 0-7 against Northern Valley since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Decatur Community Red Devils will head out on the road to take on the Northern Valley Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Decatur Community focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 last Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Decatur Community came up short against Norton and fell 45-38. While losing is never fun, Decatur Community can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 329th, while Norton is ranked 82nd).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jaden Capuzzo, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Ostmeyer, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Northern Valley put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They really took it to Triplains/Brewster for the full four quarters, racking up a 69-14 victory on the road. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Northern Valley had established a 50 point advantage.
Northern Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Drew Schemper led the charge by scoring 17 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks. Schemper has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kenton Thalheim, who scored 14 points along with three steals.
Decatur Community's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Northern Valley, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Decatur Community have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 28.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Northern Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Decatur Community was dealt a bruising 69-29 loss at the hands of Northern Valley in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Decatur Community was down 42-21.
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