It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Upson-Lee had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 35-23 victory over the Long County Blue Tide. The win was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on six straight.
A big part of Upson-Lee's victory came down to the chemistry between Nicholas Wells and his top target Bentavious Reviere. Wells threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Reviere picked up 55 receiving yards. The dominant performance also gave Reviere a new career-high in rushing yards (26).
Upson-Lee pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.5 points per game. As for Long County, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4.
Upson-Lee will square off against North Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Hall will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Upson-Lee surely won't give up without a fight. Long County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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