Central Decatur entered their matchup against Nodaway Valley on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Central Decatur Cardinals fell just short of the Nodaway Valley Wolverines by a score of 61-58. The Cardinals lost against the Wolverines in their previous head to head back in February of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 86-24 score last time.
Central Decatur's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3. As for Nodaway Valley, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-5.
Central Decatur will square off against Martensdale-St. Mary's at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Martensdale-St. Mary's will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Central Decatur surely won't give up without a fight. Nodaway Valley has already played their next contest, a 72-53 defeat against Kuemper on the 6th.
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