Basketball Recap: Germantown Takes a Loss

Germantown was the 40-35 winner over Arlington when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Germantown Red Devils fell just short of the Arlington Tigers by a score of 68-65 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Tigers are ranked 27th).

Leading Arlington to victory were RJ Tate and Rod Lucas. Tate went 9 of 14 en route to 32 points, while Lucas dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Britain Jones, who posted seven points.

Red Devils

Previous 5 Games

01/14/25 @ Arlington	65-68
01/13/25 vs Cordova	42-33
01/07/25 @ Collierville	46-39
01/03/25 @ Bluff City	68-44
12/28/24 @ Page	36-52

Germantown moved to 11-7 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Arlington, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 11-4.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Bartlett the next time they take the court. Arlington will head out to face Bartlett at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Germantown will host them at 7:30 p.m. on January 21st.