South Paulding hasn't had much luck against North Paulding recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South Paulding Spartans will look to defend their home field against the North Paulding Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m.
South Paulding is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season last Friday. They fell just short of Allatoona by a score of 31-29.
Meanwhile, North Paulding had just enough and edged Harrison out 26-23 on Friday.
James Skelly was a one-man wrecking crew for North Paulding as he rushed for 179 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Skelly is now averaging an impressive 114.7 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Tyler Niehr, who threw for 115 yards and a touchdown.
North Paulding was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
South Paulding's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for North Paulding, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
South Paulding was dealt a bruising 35-7 defeat at the hands of North Paulding in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for South Paulding, Jayden Clayton (who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 34 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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