Paulding County hasn't had much luck against South Paulding recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Paulding County Patriots will take on the South Paulding Spartans at 5:55 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Paulding County took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 10-5 victory over Hiram. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Braden Bodnar looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).
Hudson McEntyre
| 02/17/25 vs Hiram | 4 |
| 02/14/25 @ Kennesaw Mountain | 1 |
| 04/18/24 @ Douglas County | 1 |
| 03/25/24 @ South Paulding | 1 |
| 03/21/24 vs Alexander | 1 |
At the plate, Tucker White and Hudson McEntyre did most of the damage at the plate: White went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI, while McEntyre scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave McEntyre a new career-high in hits (four). James Jones was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, everything went South Paulding's way against Cedartown on Monday as South Paulding made off with an 8-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
South Paulding now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Paulding County, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Paulding County suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to South Paulding in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Paulding County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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