Football Preview: Upson-Lee Knights vs. Fayette County Tigers
The Upson-Lee Knights will challenge the Fayette County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fayette County took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Upson-Lee, who comes in off a win.
Upson-Lee is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They secured a 33-27 W over Troup County last Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Nicholas Wells was a one-man wrecking crew for Upson-Lee as he rushed for 78 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 163 yards and a touchdown. Those 78 rushing yards gave Wells a new career-high.
Upson-Lee didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bentavious Reviere and Akeondre Chaney. Upson-Lee got some further help from Malachi Character: he made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Fayette County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by Sandy Creek 35-7. 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 Patriots are ranked 28th).
Upson-Lee now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Fayette County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
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