The Paulding County Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Temple Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Paulding County knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Temple likes a good challenge.
While Paulding County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Their defense stepped up to hand Kendrick a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday. Paulding County's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Temple was not quite South Paulding's equal in the second half last Friday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 1-0. The loss continues a trend for Temple in their meetings with South Paulding: they've now lost three in a row.
Having lost for the first time this season, Temple fell to 2-1. As for Paulding County, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Paulding County came up short against Temple in their previous meeting back in February of 2025, falling 5-3. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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