The Central Dauphin Rams will venture away from home to take on the Cumberland Valley Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Central Dauphin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62 points per game this season.
Central Dauphin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Chambersburg, who was ranked 20th at the time (Central Dauphin was ranked 18th). Central Dauphin came out on top against Chambersburg by a score of 59-48 on Wednesday.
Wayne Fletcher II was his usual excellent self, going 9 of 18 on his way to 29 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Jelani Easter, who posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Cumberland Valley over Harrisburg in every quarter on their way to victory on Wednesday. Everything went Cumberland Valley's way against Harrisburg as Cumberland Valley made off with a 56-34 win. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.
Central Dauphin better focus on containing Nolan Buzalka and Creston Austin as the pair were huge in Cumberland Valley's win. Buzalka dropped a double-double on 16 points and 15 boards, while Austin dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Austin a new career-high in blocks (six). Jared Dolimpio was another key player, going 5 for 6 en route to 11 points.
Cumberland Valley pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Central Dauphin, their win bumped their record up to 14-3.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Central Dauphin hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 62 points per game. However, it's not like Cumberland Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64.1 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Central Dauphin might still be hurting after the 71-49 loss they got from Cumberland Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Buzalka, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 18 boards. Now that Central Dauphin 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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