Two dominant guards in Carmelo Williams and Jackson Rutley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Upson-Lee Knights will face off against the Fayette County Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Upson-Lee is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Upson-Lee is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Whitewater: they outscored them in every quarter. Upson-Lee walked away with a 54-42 victory over Whitewater on Tuesday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Wildcats are ranked 259th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fans were treated to a Battle of the Tigers on Friday. Fayette County fell to Troup County 55-49.
Upson-Lee will have to contain Jaren Blankenship as he made an impact in Fayette County's last game. He went 10 of 14 to rack up 23 points. Sean Arterberry was another key player, putting up six points in addition to ten boards and five steals.
Even though they lost, Fayette County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Fayette County's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Upson-Lee, their win bumped their record up to 19-5.
Upson-Lee came up short against Fayette County in their previous meeting last Monday, falling 57-51. Can Upson-Lee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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