Having just played yesterday, the Kell Longhorns will jump right back in to play the Woodward Academy War Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Kell comes in on three and Woodward Academy on five.
On Friday, Kell strolled past Westminster with points to spare, taking the game 83-69. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Wildcats are ranked 151st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Woodward Academy humbled Lakeside with a 78-49 victory. The War Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Woodward Academy found their leader in sophomore Jarvis Hayes Jr., who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. Hayes Jr. has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Deke Cooper was another key player, going 5 for 9 en route to 12 points and five assists.
Woodward Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakeside only racked up 11 assists.
Woodward Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.4 points per game. As for Kell, their win bumped their record up to 15-4.
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