Two dominant forwards in Lindsey Henry and Nimah Ibidunni are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The South Paulding Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Alexander Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully South Paulding focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
South Paulding and East Paulding met for a duel where South Paulding had to take the L. South Paulding took a 45-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Paulding. The match marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Chloe Vandyke, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds.
Even though they lost, South Paulding smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Alexander posted their biggest win since January 13th on Tuesday. They blew past Villa Rica 67-31. The Cougars pushed the score to 57-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats had no chance of recovering from.
Ibidunni continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 11 rebounds. The matchup was her sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jayden Allen, who went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points plus three steals.
South Paulding now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Alexander, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: South Paulding has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 38 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Alexander struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.5. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
South Paulding didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Alexander in their previous meeting back in February, but they still walked away with a 49-44 win. Will South Paulding repeat their success, or does Alexander have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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