Basketball Recap: Malvern Prep Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

Malvern Prep won the last time they faced Germantown Academy and things went their way on Friday too. The Malvern Prep Friars came out on top against the Germantown Academy Patriots by a score of 67-58. Given the Friars' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Patriots are ranked 245th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Friars

Previous 2 Games

01/31/25 @ Germantown Academy	67-58
01/25/25 vs Cristo Rey Philadelphia	64-57

The win made it two in a row for Malvern Prep and bumps their season record up to 13-7. As for Germantown Academy, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.

Malvern Prep will be playing at home against Haverford School at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Germantown Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Hill School at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.