Football Preview: Cumberland Valley Eagles vs. Central Dauphin East Panthers
Cumberland Valley is 9-1 against Central Dauphin East since November of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cumberland Valley Eagles will head out to face off against the Central Dauphin East Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Cumberland Valley: 15.8, Central Dauphin East: 9.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Cumberland Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-7 win over Central Dauphin. The ten-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Cumberland Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kameron Wolfe led the charge by throwing for 173 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushing for 63 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (103 yards to be exact) went to Nolan Buzalka, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Central Dauphin East put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Altoona 34-0 on the road. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Mountain Lions are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cumberland Valley now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Central Dauphin East, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Cumberland Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Central Dauphin East in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 31-24. Does Cumberland Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central Dauphin East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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