New Manchester Jaguar (Douglasville, GA) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Paulding County Patriots (Dallas, GA), 54-42 in a league bout.

With the win, New Manchester upgrades its record to 8-10 on the season. The Jaguar host Alexander (Douglasville, GA) to clash with the Cougars in a AAAAAA Region 5 bout on Tuesday, January 23. The Cougars go into the bout with a record of 17-2. Alexander won 80-50 in their recent league bout against Paulding County (Dallas, GA)

Next up, the Patriots clash with the East Paulding Raiders (Dallas, GA) in a AAAAAA Region 5 bout, on Tuesday, January 23. Paulding County will attempt to upgrade on its 5-12 season record. The Raiders go into the bout with a 7-12 record after their 57-48 league loss to Langston Hughes (Fairburn, GA).