The Upson-Lee Knights will head out on the road to take on the Dougherty Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Upson-Lee walked away with it. They secured a 53-49 W over the Blue Tide on Wednesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given Upson-Lee's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while Long County is ranked 117th).
Meanwhile, Dougherty scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They strolled past Salem with points to spare, taking the game 96-81. The win was familiar territory for Dougherty who now have six in a row.
Dougherty's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kaleke Singletary-Jinks, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds, and Jawuan Jinks jr, who scored 25 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jinks jr has scored all season. Jeremiah Kitchen was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Upson-Lee is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Dougherty, they pushed their record up to 21-7 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
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