The Trinity Christian Lions are taking a road trip to face off against the Upson-Lee Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Trinity Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight losses, while Upson-Lee will come in with three straight victories.
It was a proper cat-fight when Trinity Christian challenged Troup County last Friday. Trinity Christian fell just short of Troup County by a score of 20-17. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Lions have suffered since September 1, 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Upson-Lee). They breezed by Fayette County on the road to the tune of 50-7 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Knights have posted since October 13, 2023.
Nicholas Wells looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing 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. Character also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 157.
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 posted since the start of last season.
Trinity Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Upson-Lee, their record now sits at 5-3.
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