Basketball Recap: South Paulding Spartans vs. Hiram Hornets
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Paulding). They blew past the Hiram Hornets 66-46 on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Spartans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
South Paulding's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaylah Middlebrooks, who went 9 for 14 en route to 22 points plus two steals. With that strong performance, Middlebrooks is now averaging an impressive 16.2 points per game. Chloe Vandyke was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
South Paulding smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Hiram lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Taylor Crawford, who earned 21 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Damariah Windmon, who had seven points plus six assists and two steals.
The win got South Paulding back to even at 2-2. As for Hiram, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-5.
South Paulding has already played their next match, a 45-40 defeat against East Paulding on the 3rd. As for Hiram, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 55-54 loss against Carver on the 23rd.
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