The Central Dauphin Rams won the last time they faced the State College Little Lions, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Central Dauphin walked away with a 50-41 win over State College. Given Central Dauphin's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while State College is ranked 168th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Central Dauphin's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jelani Easter led the charge by scoring 19 points along with five rebounds. Shawn Wright was another key contributor, scoring six points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Several Little Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Reed Melvin, who scored 11 points. Melvin continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Luke Torbic, who scored nine points.
Central Dauphin is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for State College, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Central Dauphin will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Chambersburg at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully Central Dauphin focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Tuesday. As for State College, they will be playing at home against McDowell at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in McDowell's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 contests.
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