Basketball Preview: Germantown Mavericks vs. Pearl Pirates
The Germantown Mavericks are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the Pearl Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Germantown focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 22 on Saturday.
Germantown will head into Saturday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 36) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Jefferson Davis County , sneaking past 66-63.
Germantown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Charlie Gamberine led the charge by going 10 for 23 en route to 27 points plus six rebounds and two steals. Madisyn Johnson was another key player, going 5 for 6 en route to 15 points plus eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Pearl came into Saturday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They enjoyed a cozy 32-16 victory over Lewisburg on Saturday.
Germantown's record now sits at 2-0. As for Pearl, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Germantown against Pearl in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-19 victory. Will Germantown repeat their success, or does Pearl have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
