Preview: Upson-Lee vs. Mary Persons
The Upson-Lee Knights will head out on the road to take on the Mary Persons Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Upson-Lee will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Upson-Lee had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year. Their defense stepped up to hand Jackson a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. Give Upson-Lee's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Lane Weatherford and
Marco Tirapelle, who scored both of Upson-Lee's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 15 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Mary Persons put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Jackson as Mary Persons made off with a 3-0 victory. Given Mary Persons' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while Jackson is ranked 361st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Upson-Lee's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Mary Persons, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2-1 record this season.
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