Basketball Game Preview: North Paulding Wolfpack vs. Walton Raiders

The North Paulding Wolfpack will take on the Walton Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Paulding has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Walton will come in with six straight wins.

North Paulding came up into this matchup off a tough 36-point defeat last Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of North Cobb by a score of 57-54 on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Walton earned a 49-41 victory over Cherokee on Friday. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Warriors are ranked 67th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Walton's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for North Paulding, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.

North Paulding was taken down by Walton 70-40 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Will North Paulding have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.