Preview: Upson-Lee vs. Pike County
The Upson-Lee Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Pike County Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Upson-Lee will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 209th, while Pike County is ranked 43rd).
Upson-Lee fell victim to Mary Persons and their airtight defense on Friday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 1-0. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Upson-Lee in their matchups with Mary Persons: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Pike County had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.6 goals), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Trojans.
Pike County was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Christian Fowler and
Jack Hammond, who scored both of Pike County's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 22 so far this season.
Upson-Lee's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Pike County, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Upson-Lee might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Pike County when the teams last played on March 8th. Can Upson-Lee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
