Central Dauphin East is 0-10 against Altoona since January of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Central Dauphin East Panthers will challenge the Altoona Mountain Lions at 6:30 p.m.
Central Dauphin East is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Cumberland Valley on Friday. Central Dauphin East fell just short of Cumberland Valley by a score of 40-38. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Panthers have suffered since January 15, 2024.
Meanwhile, Altoona had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.8 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. They blew past the Millionaires 60-22. Given the Mountain Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Millionaires are ranked 398th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Central Dauphin East's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Altoona, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Central Dauphin East suffered a grim 64-41 defeat to Altoona in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Central Dauphin East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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