Georgia High School Basketball - Langston Hughes can't hold off South Paulding
January 23, 2024: Fairburn, GA 30213 The Langston Hughes Panthers basketball team (Fairburn, GA), was nudged 54-49 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting South Paulding Spartans (Douglasville, GA)
The Spartans now sport a 13-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to East Paulding for a AAAAAA Region 5 battle on Friday, January 26. South Paulding will battle a Raiders team coming off a 50-49 league win over Newnan (Newnan, GA). The Raiders record now stands at 8-13.
The Panthers (12-6) will now prepare for their battle against Paulding County (Dallas, GA). The Patriots come into the AAAAAA Region 5 battle with a 6-12 record. In their last battle, Paulding County edged East Paulding (Dallas, GA), 64-56, in a league battle.