Germantown Friends is on a four-game streak of home losses, Shipley an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Wednesday. Germantown Friends will host Shipley at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Saturday, Germantown Friends came up short against Germantown Academy and fell 79-67.
Meanwhile, Shipley ended up a good deal behind Friends' Central on Friday and lost 65-51. While losing is never fun, Shipley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while Friends' Central is ranked 200th).
Shipley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Germantown Friends, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Germantown Friends came up short against Shipley in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 67-61. Can Germantown Friends avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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