Altoona was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Central Dauphin Rams and fell 68-33. While losing is never fun, the Mountain Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 394th, while the Rams are ranked 16th).
Wayne Fletcher II continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Central Dauphin, going 8 for 17 on his way to 24 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Fletcher II has scored at least a third of Central Dauphin's points. Richard Chase was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.
Altoona's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Central Dauphin, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Altoona will challenge Williamsport at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Central Dauphin has already played their next matchup (against State College), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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