Central Dauphin East is 0-10 against Cumberland Valley since January of 2020 but things could change on Wednesday. The Central Dauphin East Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cumberland Valley Eagles at 7:30 p.m.
Central Dauphin East is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They fell 65-52 to Chambersburg. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Trojans are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Cumberland Valley came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 64-35 win over the Little Lions. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Central Dauphin East better keep an eye on Nolan Buzalka. He was instrumental in Cumberland Valley's win, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 16 boards. The game was Buzalka's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Creston Austin, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Cumberland Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. They are 7-1 when they hit their own glass that hard.
Cumberland Valley's victory bumped their record up to 18-3. As for Central Dauphin East, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
Central Dauphin East suffered a grim 80-55 defeat to Cumberland Valley when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Buzalka, who dropped a triple-double on 27 points, 12 boards, and 11 assists. Now that Central Dauphin East knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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