Decatur Community managed to keep up with Dighton until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Decatur Community Red Devils took a blow against the Dighton Hornets, falling 66-33. The Red Devils haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
| 02/04/25 @ Dighton | 14 |
| 01/31/25 vs Wallace County | 15 |
| 01/28/25 vs St. Francis | 14 |
| 01/25/25 vs Ness City | 12 |
| 01/24/25 @ St. Francis | 13 |
| 01/21/25 vs Wallace County | 14 |
When it comes to explaining why Decatur Community lost, don't look at Tyler Ostmeyer. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. Ostmeyer is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down 12 or more in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brycen Ketterl, who posted six points.
Dighton had a senior duo take command as Daniel Cramer went 7 for 17 en route to 21 points in addition to six assists and five steals and Payton Redburn went 7 of 14 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Redburn has scored all season. George Von Leonrod was another key player, putting up nine points along with five boards and three steals.
Decatur Community's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-7. As for Dighton, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Decatur Community has already played their next game (against Greeley County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Dighton is taking a road trip to face off against Ingalls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dighton is facing Ingalls at the right time seeing as Ingalls is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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