Basketball Recap: Sprayberry Gets Big Victory over Higher-Ranked Kell

Sprayberry lost to Kell back in February of 2022, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The Sprayberry Yellow Jackets sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 53-51 victory over the Kell Longhorns. The win was all the more spectacular given the Yellow Jackets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 190th, while the Longhorns are ranked eighth).

Sprayberry now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Kell, their loss dropped their record down to 12-4.

The future could be bright for both Sprayberry and Kell: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Sprayberry will try to hand Creekview their fourth-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Kell will look to extend Blessed Trinity's three-game losing streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.