Football Preview: Upson-Lee Knights vs. Whitewater Wildcats
After starting their season with four straight games on the road, Upson-Lee is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Whitewater Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Upson-Lee's defense has only allowed 16 points per game this season, so Whitewater's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Upson-Lee's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Sandy Creek offense got past them. Upson-Lee was dealt a 31-0 loss at the hands of Sandy Creek on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Patriots are ranked 32nd).
Even if they lost, Upson-Lee's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Cleveland Nicholas and Jamarius Mcdowell who racked up four sacks between them. Nicholas also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Dh?King Brown was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Whitewater gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They took down Troup County 28-10.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Aiden Jackson and he. Jackson rushed for 101 yards on only 12 carries while he rushed for 101 yards on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Brandon Campbell also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.
Whitewater's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cayden Mcintosh and Christian Masaniai. Mcintosh is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Upson-Lee's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Whitewater, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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