Cumberland Valley has gone 10-0 against Central Dauphin East recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Cumberland Valley Eagles will head out to take on the Central Dauphin East Panthers at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cumberland Valley has five straight victories, Central Dauphin East has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Cumberland Valley is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing State College: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cumberland Valley blew State College out of the water with a 64-35 final score. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
| 01/30/25 vs State College | 22 |
| 01/27/25 @ Altoona | 19 |
| 01/24/25 vs Central Dauphin | 32 |
| 01/22/25 @ Harrisburg | 16 |
| 01/17/25 @ Chambersburg | 19 |
It was another big night for Nolan Buzalka, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 boards. The contest was his fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Creston Austin, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Cumberland Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. They are 7-1 when they hit their own glass that hard.
Meanwhile, Central Dauphin East came up short against Chambersburg on Thursday and fell 65-52. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Trojans are ranked 22nd).
Central Dauphin East's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Cumberland Valley, their win bumped their record up to 18-3.
Cumberland Valley took their victory against Central Dauphin East when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 80-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cumberland Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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