Penns Valley Area and Central are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Penns Valley Area Rams will be playing at home against the Central Dragons at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Penns Valley Area has four straight wins, Central has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Friday, Penns Valley Area was able to grind out a solid victory over Somerset, taking the game 66-59.
Meanwhile, Central lost to Westmont Hilltop at home by a 44-29 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 522nd, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 231st).
Penns Valley Area is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Penns Valley Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Central when the teams last played back in December of 2024, sneaking past 43-40. Will Penns Valley Area repeat their success, or does Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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