Altoona was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a blow against the Cumberland Valley Eagles, falling 69-38. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mountain Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 74-46 on January 2nd.
Cumberland Valley had a senior duo take command as Nolan Buzalka went 8 of 11 on his way to 19 points in addition to eight assists and seven rebounds and Creston Austin almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. Buzalka has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. Jared Dolimpio was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Altoona's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Cumberland Valley, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Altoona has already played their next contest (against Central Dauphin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Cumberland Valley will square off against State College at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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