Central Dauphin East is 1-9 against Altoona since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Central Dauphin East Panthers will be home for the holidays to greet the Altoona Mountain Lions at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though Central Dauphin East has not done well against Cumberland Valley recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went Central Dauphin East's way against Cumberland Valley as Central Dauphin East made off with a 49-28 win.
Meanwhile, Altoona strolled past State College with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 53-37. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Altoona has managed all season.
Central Dauphin East's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-0. As for Altoona, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-2.
Central Dauphin East was taken down by Altoona 61-29 in their previous meeting back in January. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Central Dauphin East was down 47-16.
