The Williamsport Millionaires will head out on the road to face off against the Cumberland Valley Eagles at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Williamsport fought the good fight in their overtime contest against State College on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 58-57 to the Little Lions. While losing is never fun, the Millionaires can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 375th, while the Little Lions are ranked 132nd).
Meanwhile, Cumberland Valley entered their tilt with Central Dauphin East on Friday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with an 80-55 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Williamsport better keep an eye on Nolan Buzalka. He was instrumental in Cumberland Valley's win, dropping a triple-double on 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists. Buzalka's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Dolimpio, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 15 points.
Cumberland Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in March of 2024.
Cumberland Valley's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.5 points. As for Williamsport, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Things could have been worse for Williamsport, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 67-50 loss to Cumberland Valley when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Williamsport avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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