The Central Dauphin East Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Chambersburg Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Central Dauphin East will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 274th, while Chambersburg is ranked 58th).
While it was all tied up 30-30 at halftime, Central Dauphin East was not quite Central Dauphin's equal in the second half on Tuesday. Central Dauphin East took a 65-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of Central Dauphin. Central Dauphin East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Chambersburg came up short against Carlisle on Tuesday and fell 44-37.
Central Dauphin East has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for Chambersburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4-1.
Things could have been worse for Central Dauphin East, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 65-50 loss to Chambersburg when the teams last played on January 3rd. Can Central Dauphin East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.