Upson-Lee came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Callaway Cavaliers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Knights also won the last time the pair played back in August.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Upson-Lee who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 17-25, 15-9.
Upson-Lee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive matchups.
Upson-Lee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season. As for Callaway, they dropped their record down to 5-12 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Upson-Lee didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 defeat vs. Pike County on the 17th. As for Callaway, they will challenge Troup County at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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