The Penn Manor Comets couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by Central Dauphin 58-26 on Friday. Penn Manor lost against Central Dauphin in their previous head to head back in December of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 58-21 score last time.
Leading Central Dauphin to victory were Olivia Green and Lauren Cavoli. Green scored 9 points along with 11 rebounds and 4 steals, while Cavoli scored 17 points along with 6 rebounds and 6 steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Ferguson, who scored 8 points along with 7 rebounds and 4 steals.
Penn Manor's defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Central Dauphin, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Penn Manor will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Ephrata at 7:30 p.m. on December 12th. As for Central Dauphin, they will take on Central York at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
