There's no place like home for the Douglas County Tigers, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 65-56 win over Paulding County on Saturday. Given Douglas County's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Patriots are ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Douglas County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Christian Richards out in front who scored 17 points. Another player making a difference was Khalid Racine, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Douglas County's win bumped their record up to 14-10. As for Paulding County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-17.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Douglas County will take on the Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Paulding is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak. As for Paulding County, they and the Jaguar will face off at 7:30 p.m. on February 6th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. New Manchester is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
