The South Cobb Eagles will head out to challenge the Paulding County Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Cobb will be strutting in after a win while Paulding County will be coming in after a defeat.
South Cobb is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Hillgrove by a score of 67-54 on Tuesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Hawks are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Paulding County unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Campbell by a score of 54-52.
South Cobb has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Paulding County, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
South Cobb was able to grind out a solid win over Paulding County in their previous matchup back in November of 2015, winning 70-61. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Paulding County's Malik Rush, who posted 18 points in addition to five assists and five steals. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for South Cobb to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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