If South Paulding was riding high fresh off their 66-46 takedown of Hiram two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Paulding Spartans took a 45-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Paulding Raiders. The matchup marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
South Paulding lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Chloe Vandyke, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Lindsey Henry was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds.
Even though they lost, South Paulding smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches.
South Paulding now has a losing record at 2-3. As for East Paulding, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Paulding will square off against Alexander at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. South Paulding is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.6 points per game this season. As for East Paulding, they will take on Villa Rica at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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