The Paulding County Patriots and the McEachern Indians will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Paulding County has given up an average of 72.6 points per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Saturday, Paulding County was beaten by Carrollton 78-48. The game marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, McEachern waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 66-45 victory. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Spartans are ranked 366th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
McEachern's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Paulding County, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Things could have been worse for Paulding County, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 70-51 loss to McEachern in their previous meeting back in January. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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