Sprayberry hasn't had much luck against Riverwood recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Sprayberry Yellow Jackets will challenge the Riverwood Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Sprayberry beat Creekview 69-61. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 318th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Riverwood strolled past Lassiter with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 68-51.
Sprayberry is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Riverwood, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
Sprayberry came up short against Riverwood when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 62-54. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Riverwood's Jr Leonard, who went 14 for 23 on his way to 35 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. Now that Sprayberry knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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