Football Recap: Fayette County Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 19, 2024, 8:10am

Football Recap: Fayette County Tigers vs. Upson-Lee Knights

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Fayette County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Upson-Lee Knights 50-7. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Knights are ranked 116th).

Among those leading the charge was Nicholas Wells, who rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns.

Fayette County's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Upson-Lee, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-3.

A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges Whitewater at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fayette County is facing Whitewater at the right time seeing as Whitewater is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Upson-Lee, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Trinity Christian at 7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian is coming into the game with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Upson-Lee will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.

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