The Central Dauphin East Panthers lost against the State College Little Lions back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Central Dauphin East took a 59-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Little Lions. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Central Dauphin East in their matchups with the Little Lions: they've now lost four in a row.
State College's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Luke Torbic led the charge by scoring 12 points along with three blocks and two steals. Torbic has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nate Price, who scored 12 points.
Central Dauphin East has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for State College, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10.
Central Dauphin East will head out on the road to take on the Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Pennsylvania (Lower Dauphin is ranked 242nd, while the Panthers are ranked 264th). As for State College, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Rams at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully Central Dauphin focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Friday.
