The Central Dauphin East Panthers will take on the State College Little Lions in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Dauphin East knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully State College likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Central Dauphin East was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 66-65 to Altoona. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (56), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, State College's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They fell 65-53 to Harrisburg. The loss was the Little Lions' first of the season.
Central Dauphin East will have to contain Charlie Yartz as he made an impact in State College's last game. He posted 13 points. Reed Melvin was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Central Dauphin East's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for State College, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Central Dauphin East came up short against State College in their previous matchup back in February, falling 59-51. Will Central Dauphin East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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