The Upson-Lee Knights and the Sandy Creek Patriots are set to duel on Tuesday. Sandy Creek took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Upson-Lee, who comes in off a win.
Upson-Lee is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Whitewater: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Upson-Lee blew Whitewater out of the water with a 47-19 final score. The Knights pushed the score to 35-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Sandy Creek entered their contest against Langston Hughes on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Sandy Creek took a 56-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Langston Hughes. The game marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the loss, Sandy Creek saw an underclassman step up: freshman Morghan Reckley earned 25 points in addition to seven rebounds. The match was Reckley's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Da'Maris Shields was another key player, scoring six points plus five rebounds.
Sandy Creek moved to 4-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Upson-Lee, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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