The Cumberland Valley Eagles waltzed into their matchup on Friday with ten straight wins but they left with 11. They blew past Central Dauphin East 66-41. Cumberland Valley has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Nolan Buzalka continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 19 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. He has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ron Nguyen, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Cumberland Valley's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Central Dauphin East, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
Cumberland Valley won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Williamsport at 6:30 p.m. on January 13th. Williamsport will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 433rd, while Cumberland Valley is ranked 16th). As for Central Dauphin East, they will be playing at home against Bishop McDevitt at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
