Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Paulding County Patriots (Dallas, GA) and the visiting East Paulding Raiders (Dallas, GA), saw Paulding County's basketball squad hold off East Paulding by a tally of 69-63.

With the victory, Paulding County improves its record to 4-4 on the campaign. The Patriots host Langston Hughes (Fairburn, GA) to play the Panthers in a AAAAAA Region 5 challenge on Thursday, December 15. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 5-2. Langston Hughes won 59-57 in their recent league challenge against South Paulding (Douglasville, GA)

Next up, the Raiders play the Cartersville Hurricanes (Cartersville, GA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 15. East Paulding will attempt to improve on its 6-2 season record. The Hurricanes come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 70-56 non-league loss to Sonoraville (Calhoun, GA).