The North Paulding Wolfpack will face off against the Etowah Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
North Paulding is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Langston Hughes just ended the team's 13-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 45-38 to the Panthers. The contest marked the Wolfpack's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Etowah hadn't done well against Woodstock recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Etowah rang in the new year with a 58-47 win over Woodstock. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Wolverines are ranked 184th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory made it two in a row for Etowah and bumps their season record up to 13-2. As for North Paulding, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 13-1.
Everything went North Paulding's way against Etowah in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, as North Paulding made off with a 55-31 win. Will North Paulding repeat their success, or does Etowah have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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