Germantown was the 39-27 winner over Starkville when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Germantown Mavericks took a 30-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Starkville Yellowjackets. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked eighth).
Several Mavericks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Charlie Gamberine, who posted ten points. That was a full 41.7% of Germantown's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Glasgow, who put up five points and eight rebounds.
Germantown's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Starkville, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Germantown wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 60-57 loss against Madison Central on the 7th. As for Starkville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-46 win against Neshoba Central on the 4th.
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