The South Paulding Spartans and the East Paulding Raiders are set to duel on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Paulding is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Hiram with a sharp 66-46 win last Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Spartans have posted against the Hornets since December 30, 2016.
South Paulding's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaylah Middlebrooks led the charge by going 9 for 14 en route to 22 points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave Middlebrooks a new career-high in field goal percentage (64%). Chloe Vandyke was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, East Paulding was able to grind out a solid win over Rockmart on Tuesday, taking the game 47-34.
The victory got South Paulding back to even at 2-2. As for East Paulding, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2.
South Paulding strolled past East Paulding in their previous meeting back in February by a score of 56-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Paulding since the team 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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