Altoona hasn't had much luck against Central Dauphin recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Altoona Mountain Lions will host the Central Dauphin Rams at 6:30 p.m.
Altoona is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Cumberland Valley on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Altoona was outmatched by Cumberland Valley and fell 74-46. 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 353rd, while the Eagles are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Central Dauphin had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They snuck past the Cougars with a 59-55 win.
Altoona's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Central Dauphin, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Altoona was taken down by Central Dauphin 77-49 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central Dauphin's Wayne Fletcher II, who went 7 for 17 on his way to 18 points in addition to six steals and five boards. Now that Altoona knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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