Clinton is 1-9 against Germantown since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Clinton Arrows are taking a road trip to face off against the Germantown Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. Clinton will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, Clinton was able to grind out a solid win over Holmes County Central, taking the game 39-26. Given the Arrows' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Jaguars are ranked 124th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jatoi Johnson had an outrageously good game as she dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Eatmon, who posted two points in addition to nine boards and four steals.
Meanwhile, Germantown waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They pulled ahead with a 45-44 photo finish over the Tigers. That's two games straight that the Mavericks have won by just one point.
Clinton pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points per game. As for Germantown, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Clinton came up short against Germantown in their previous matchup back in January, falling 37-33. Thankfully for Clinton, Alana Rouser (who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 20 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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