Paulding County has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the East Paulding Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Paulding County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Friday.
While it was all tied up 21-21 at halftime, Paulding County was not quite Alexander's equal in the second half on Friday. Paulding County took a 49-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Alexander. Paulding County found out winning isn't easy when you don't work as a unit and rack up seven fewer assists than your opponent.
The losing side was boosted by Ariyonna Smart, who scored 12 points along with 6 steals. The game was her third in a row with at least ten points. Alexus Wilson was another key contributor, scoring 8 points along with 8 rebounds.
Meanwhile, East Paulding's six-game losing streak came to an end on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 50-28 margin over Cedartown. The win was just what East Paulding needed coming off of a 70-24 loss in their prior match.
Paulding County now has a losing record at 4-5. As for East Paulding, they pushed their record up to 1-6 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Paulding County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against East Paulding when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 57-53 win. Will Paulding County repeat their success, or does East Paulding have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
