The South Paulding Spartans and the East Paulding Raiders are set to duel on Thursday. South Paulding is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
South Paulding's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Rome on Friday. They took a blow against the Wolves, falling 63-0. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Wolves are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, East Paulding entered their tilt with Kennesaw Mountain on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Mustangs 45-0 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won five games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Javen Parker was his usual excellent self, rushing for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
South Paulding's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for East Paulding, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
South Paulding ended up a good deal behind East Paulding in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 21-6. Can South Paulding avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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