Central Mountain and Hollidaysburg are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Central Mountain Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Central Mountain lost to Williamsport at home by a 76-62 margin.
Hunter Hoy
| 02/11/25 vs Williamsport | 25 |
| 02/07/25 vs Nativity BVM | 27 |
| 02/03/25 @ Shikellamy | 23 |
| 01/31/25 @ Selinsgrove | 25 |
Despite the defeat, Central Mountain got top-tier performance from Hunter Hoy, who went 8-for-18 en route to 25 points. The contest was Hoy's fourth in a row with at least 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Darius Shade, who went 5-for-8 on his way to 14 points.
Meanwhile, Hollidaysburg suffered their biggest loss since January 20, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against Greater Johnstown, falling 81-58. While losing is never fun, the Golden Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Trojans are ranked tenth).
Hollidaysburg suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 20-3. As for Central Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
Central Mountain didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Hollidaysburg in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 49-44 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Mountain since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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