East Paulding Raiders (Dallas, GA) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting New Manchester Jaguar (Douglasville, GA), 54-52 in a league bout.

With the victory, East Paulding upgrades its record to 5-1 on the campaign. The Raiders travel to Paulding County (Dallas, GA) to play the Patriots in a bout on Tuesday, December 13. The Patriots come into the bout with a record of 1-0. Paulding County won 26-23 in their recent league bout against New Manchester (Douglasville, GA)

Next up, the Jaguar play the Douglas County Tigers (Douglasville, GA) in a bout, on Saturday, December 10. New Manchester will attempt to upgrade on its 1-2 season record.