Harrisburg is 1-9 against Central Dauphin since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Both teams will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 26th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Harrisburg 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 356th, while Central Dauphin is ranked 46th).
Last Tuesday, things could have been worse for Harrisburg, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-44 loss to Altoona.
Meanwhile, even though Central Dauphin East scored an imposing 61 points on Tuesday, Central Dauphin still came out on top. Central Dauphin secured a 65-61 W over Central Dauphin East. The score was all tied up 30-30 at the break, but Central Dauphin was the better team in the second half.
Central Dauphin's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Wayne Fletcher II, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. That's the first time this season that Fletcher II pulled down eight or more rebounds. Lleyton Fried was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Harrisburg has not been sharp recently, as they've lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for Central Dauphin, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Harrisburg opened the new year with a less-than-successful 77-65 loss to Central Dauphin. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fletcher II, who scored 30 points along with six rebounds and six blocks. Now that Harrisburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
