Football Preview: Troup County Tigers vs. Upson-Lee Knights
The Troup County Tigers will head out to take on the Upson-Lee Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Troup County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup at home last Friday with ease, bagging a 54-20 victory over Fayette County. Given Troup County's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 99th, while Fayette County is ranked 365th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Trenton Hodo and he. Hodo rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries while he rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance also gave Javarris Warner a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Troup County's defense and their seven sacks. In that department, Jeremiah Culpepper was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Upson-Lee hadn't done well against Mary Persons recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Upson-Lee narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Mary Persons 22-20.
The victory made it two in a row for Troup County and bumps their season record up to 3-2. As for Upson-Lee, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
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