The Central Decatur Cardinals will take on the Martensdale-St. Mary's Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Martensdale-St. Mary's is facing Central Decatur at the wrong time: Central Decatur suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Wolverines by a score of 61-58. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Martensdale-St. Mary's entered their tilt with Southwest Valley on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They rang in the new year with a 54-42 win over Southwest Valley. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while Southwest Valley are ranked 297th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Martensdale-St. Mary's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Central Decatur, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Central Decatur against Martensdale-St. Mary's when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 70-40 win. Will Central Decatur repeat their success, or does Martensdale-St. Mary's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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