The Etowah Eagles will head out on the road to take on the North Paulding Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Etowah has four straight wins, North Paulding has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Etowah didn't have too much trouble with Cherokee as they won 63-45. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Warriors are ranked 63rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, North Paulding lost to Marietta at home by a 77-60 margin on Tuesday.
Etowah has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points per game. As for North Paulding, their loss dropped their record down to 5-16.
Everything came up roses for Etowah against North Paulding in their previous meeting on January 7th, as the team secured a 68-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Etowah since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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