The Paulding County Patriots suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Saturday. They took a serious blow against New Manchester, falling 71-26. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Paulding County in their matchups with New Manchester: they've now lost nine in a row.
Despite the loss, Paulding County still got an impressive performance from Alexus Wilson, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Paulding County has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season. As for New Manchester, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Paulding County and East Paulding will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. East Paulding is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak. As for New Manchester, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Alexander at 6:00 p.m. Alexander will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 196th, while New Manchester is ranked 43rd).
