12/17/24 @ Germantown | 42-34 |
12/14/24 vs Holmes County Central | 39-26 |
12/13/24 @ Raymond | 46-14 |
12/10/24 vs Leake Central | 62-42 |
12/06/24 @ Warren Central | 54-13 |
+ 3 more games |
Clinton waltzed into their game on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 42-34 victory over the Germantown Mavericks. For the Arrows, this counts as revenge for the 37-33 win the Mavericks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
Clinton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alajah Davis led the charge by putting up 11 points along with three steals and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Davis a new career-high in blocks. Jatoi Johnson was another key player, posting ten points and six boards.
Several Mavericks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Julia Glasgow, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 11 points and eight rebounds. Glasgow has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Charlie Gamberine, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 14 points and six rebounds.
Clinton pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 24.1% in those games and 43.2% outside of them. As for Germantown, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-6.
Clinton and Florence will compete for holiday cheer at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Florence will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Clinton surely won't give up without a fight. Germantown will take on New Hope in a holiday battle at at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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