East Paulding was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 69-66 heartbreaker at the hands of the New Manchester Jaguar. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Jaguar are ranked 60th).
New Manchester's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Adrian Guilford, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Delancy Alexander, who went 8 of 16 en route to 19 points and seven boards.
East Paulding's defeat dropped their record down to 5-16. As for New Manchester, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-4.
East Paulding has already played their next matchup (against Alexander), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. New Manchester wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 77-64 victory against Douglas County on the 25th.
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