Football Preview: Upson-Lee Knights vs. Trinity Christian Lions
The Upson-Lee Knights will take on the Trinity Christian Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Upson-Lee has three straight wins, Trinity Christian has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Upson-Lee is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Fayette County on the road to the tune of 50-7 on Friday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Tigers are ranked 348th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Nicholas Wells, who rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns.
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. The dominant performance also gave Character a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, 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.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian suffered their closest defeat since September 1, 2023 last Friday. They fell just short of Troup County by a score of 20-17.
Upson-Lee's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Trinity Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
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