It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Central Decatur can now relate to. They lost 66-46 to Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 159th, while Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center are ranked 24th).
Central Decatur's loss dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center, the victory (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 21-1.
While Central Decatur had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on February 21, 2026.
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