Basketball Game Preview: Hiram Hornets vs. South Paulding Spartans + Official Tickets

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Previous Games

11/22/24 - Home	46-66 L
12/09/23 - Away	47-65 L
11/16/21 - Home	68-27 W
12/22/18 - Neutral	50-46 W
12/01/18 - Away	78-41 W
+ 5 more games

Hiram and South Paulding are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Hornets will take on the Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hiram is looking for their season's first victory.

On Tuesday, Hiram came up short against East Paulding and fell 44-31.

Meanwhile, South Paulding also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Chapel Hill by a score of 40-28.

Hiram will have to keep a close watch on Lindsey Henry and Ari McElrath, a pair of players who had a big impact on South Paulding's prior game. Henry dropped a double-double with 11 points and 12 boards, while McElrath posted eight points and nine rebounds. Henry has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 13 times she's played.

South Paulding now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Hiram, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.

Hiram suffered a grim 66-46 defeat to South Paulding in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. Can the Hornets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.