The Germantown Clippers will square off against the Hawthorne Valley Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Germantown came up short against Maple Hill on Friday, falling 58-36. While losing is never fun, the Clippers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 742nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 332nd).
Meanwhile, Hawthorne Valley entered their tilt with Berlin/New Lebanon on Wednesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 66-39 victory over the Mountain Lions. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Hawthorne Valley pushed their record up to 7-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Germantown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-9.
Germantown was taken down by Hawthorne Valley 70-41 in their previous meeting last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hawthorne Valley's Oliver Towe, who posted 25 points. Now that Germantown knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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