Paulding County lost to McEachern back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Patriots had to suffer through a 59-29 loss at the hands of the Indians. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Indians are ranked 29th).
Hope Johnson
| 02/19/26 vs McEachern | 20 |
| 02/17/26 vs Hillgrove | 15 |
| 02/16/26 vs South Cobb | 22 |
| 02/10/26 @ Harrison | 18 |
| 02/06/26 @ Osborne | 17 |
| + 5 more games |
Despite the loss, Paulding County still got an impressive performance from Hope Johnson, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds. The matchup was Johnson's tenth in a row with at least 15 points. Player #30 also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
McEachern got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was ELISA MALONE out in front who posted 15 points and seven boards. PARIS WILSON was another key player, putting up 12 points and five assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Paulding County and nudges their season record down to 16-11. As for McEachern, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Paulding County will head out to challenge North Paulding at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Patriots will need to watch out since the Wolfpack have now posted at least 55 points in their last four games. McEachern has already played their next matchup (against Cherokee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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