Football Recap: Upson-Lee Knights vs. Fayette County Tigers
Upson-Lee posted their biggest win since October 13, 2023 on Friday. They blew past the Fayette County Tigers 50-7 on the road. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Tigers are ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Upson-Lee can attribute much of their success to Nicholas Wells, who rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Upson-Lee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 382 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Upson-Lee didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of John Bentley and Malachi Character. Character also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 157.
The victory was the third in a row for Upson-Lee, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. As for Fayette County, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Upson-Lee will host Trinity Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Upson-Lee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.2 points per game this season. As for Fayette County, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against 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.
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