The Hiram Hornets basketball squad (Hiram, GA), was crushed 54-23 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the visiting East Paulding Raiders (Dallas, GA)

With the victory, East Paulding advances its record to 5-1 on the year. The Raiders travel to New Manchester (Douglasville, GA) to meet the Jaguar in a battle on Friday, December 13. The Jaguar enter the battle with a record of 1-0.

The Hornets now own a 0-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Allatoona for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 17. Hiram will meet a Buccaneers squad coming off a 21-14 non-league loss to Kennesaw Mountain (Kennesaw, GA). The Buccaneers record now stands at 0-1.