Paulding County and North Paulding are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Paulding County Patriots will be taking part in a tournament against the North Paulding Wolfpack at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Paulding County is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. The match between them and McEachern didn't end well, with Paulding County falling 90-75. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Indians are ranked fourth).
Paulding County might have lost, but man, Jerron Wilson was a machine: he went 11 of 18 on his way to 36 points and five rebounds. Paulding County is 6-3 when Wilson posts 25 or more points, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastien Okullo, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards.
Meanwhile, North Paulding can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They walked away with a 62-49 win over East Paulding.
Paulding County's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for North Paulding, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-8.
Everything came up roses for Paulding County against North Paulding in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, as the team secured a 66-35 win. Does Paulding County have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Paulding turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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