After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Langston Hughes, the Paulding County Patriots were happy to have found some success on Tuesday. They secured a 48-43 W over Newnan. That's another feather in the cap for Paulding County, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Alexus Wilson continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Paulding County's points. Another player making a difference was Jastacia Whitaker, who scored five points along with five steals.
Paulding County pushed their record up to 9-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Newnan, they are on a eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.
Paulding County will head out on the road to face off against New Manchester at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. New Manchester presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Paulding County in Georgia (New Manchester is ranked 39th, while Paulding County is ranked 176th). As for Newnan, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against South Paulding at 6:00 p.m. South Paulding has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
