Basketball Game Preview: Central York Panthers vs. Cedar Crest Falcons

By Team Reports Feb 28, 2024, 3:04am

Preview: Central York Panthers vs. Cedar Crest Falcons

The Central York Panthers will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Cedar Crest Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Central York has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,239 points over their last 17 contests.

Even though Central Dauphin scored an imposing 62 points on Tuesday, Central York still came out on top. Central York took down Central Dauphin 81-62. Central York pushed the score to 66-43 by the end of the third, a deficit Central Dauphin cut but never quite recovered from.

Meanwhile, Cedar Crest unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 41-34 to Cumberland Valley. While losing is never fun, Cedar Crest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while Cumberland Valley is ranked 12th).

Central York pushed their record up to 23-3 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.2 points per game. As for Cedar Crest, their loss dropped their record down to 17-5.

Central York strolled past Cedar Crest when the teams last played back in February of 2020 by a score of 71-54. Will Central York repeat their success, or does Cedar Crest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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