Upson-Lee had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They had just enough and edged the LaGrange Grangers out 18-15. This was payback for the Knights, who suffered a 42-7 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The critical scores for Upson-Lee came from Amari Fletcher and Akeondre Chaney.
Upson-Lee's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Cleveland Nicholas was especially locked on to LaGrange's QB and sacked him twice. Upson-Lee got some further help from Malachi Character: he picked up a sack and made 19 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, LaGrange still got an impressive performance from Malachi Render-Fannin, who rushed for 179 yards. Render-Fannin's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards.
Upson-Lee pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for LaGrange, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3.
As of now, neither Upson-Lee nor LaGrange have any future games scheduled.
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