Germantown suffered their closest loss since December 6, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Madison Central Jaguars by a score of 60-57. The Mavericks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Jaguars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Germantown lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Charlie Gamberine, who went 7 of 14 on her way to 22 points along with five boards and three steals. That was a full 38.6% of Germantown's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dallas Haralson, who had 14 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Germantown and nudges their season record down to 10-8. As for Madison Central, they moved to 3-9 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Germantown and Madison Central could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings. Germantown (ranked 42nd) will meet Tupelo (ranked fourth) at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Madison Central will square off against Clinton at 6:00 p.m. on January 14th down 72 places (91 vs. 19).
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