This season hasn't been kind to the Harrisburg Cougars, who are still winless after their seventh match. They suffered a rough 48-23 defeat at the hands of Central Dauphin on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Harrisburg can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 571st, while Central Dauphin is ranked 33rd).
Central Dauphin found their leader in underclassman Olivia Green, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Ferguson, who scored ten points along with three steals and three blocks.
Harrisburg's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 0-7. As for Central Dauphin, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Harrisburg will head out on the road to face off against Central Dauphin East at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Central Dauphin East is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak. As for Central Dauphin, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cumberland Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Cumberland Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Wednesday.
