East Paulding is 1-8 against New Manchester since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The East Paulding Raiders will venture away from home to face off against the New Manchester Jaguar at 7:30 p.m. East Paulding knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully New Manchester likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, East Paulding ended up a good deal behind Rome and lost 78-61. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (59), the Raiders still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, New Manchester's undefeated season came to an end after seven games on Tuesday. They fell 69-59 to Alexander. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Jaguar came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Cougars are ranked 60th).
East Paulding's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for New Manchester, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
East Paulding came up short against New Manchester in their previous matchup back in January, falling 71-62. Can East Paulding avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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