The Upson-Lee Knights and the Dougherty Trojans squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Upson-Lee Knights had to settle for second. They lost to the Trojans on the road by a decisive 73-57 margin. While losing is never fun, Upson-Lee can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while Dougherty is ranked 29th).
Dougherty's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaleke Singletary-Jinks, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. Singletary-Jinks hasn't dropped below ten rebounds for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Markelle Jones, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Upson-Lee's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-11. As for Dougherty, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.
Upson-Lee does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dougherty, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Douglass at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Dougherty comes in on seven and Douglass on five.
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