Bellefonte is 1-9 against Central since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Bellefonte Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Central Dragons at 7:30 p.m. Bellefonte is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 78-51, which was the final score in Bellefonte's tilt against Clearfield on Monday. While losing is never fun, Bellefonte can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 579th, while Clearfield is ranked 214th).
Meanwhile, Central didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Penns Valley Area on Monday, but they still walked away with a 38-33 win. The win was just what Central needed coming off of a 54-26 loss in their prior game.
Bellefonte's loss dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Central, their victory bumped their record up to 10-11.
Bellefonte was taken down by Central 59-27 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Bellefonte avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
