The Harrisburg Cougars's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight loss. They suffered a rough 66-43 defeat at the hands of Cumberland Valley. Harrisburg has struggled against Cumberland Valley recently, as their match on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Nolan Buzalka was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds for Cumberland Valley. Buzalka set a new season high mark in blocks with two. Jared Dolimpio was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Harrisburg's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Cumberland Valley, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Harrisburg will look to defend their home court on Friday against Carlisle at 7:30 p.m. Cumberland Valley won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Northeastern at 7:30 p.m. on January 10th. Northeastern 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 352nd, while Cumberland Valley is ranked 17th).
