Basketball Recap: Central Extends Home Winning Streak to Ten

Central lost to Westmont Hilltop back in February of 2024, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Central Dragons narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers 56-53. That's two games straight that the Dragons have won by exactly three points.

Dragons

Previous Games (Home)

01/31/25 vs Westmont Hilltop	56-53
01/24/25 vs Bald Eagle Area	64-43
01/22/25 vs Bellwood-Antis	60-35
01/11/25 vs Tyrone	65-63
01/10/25 vs Huntingdon	75-44
+ 5 more games

Central pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Westmont Hilltop, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-4.

Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop McCort at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Central has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests. Westmont Hilltop has already played their next contest (against Penn Cambria), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.