The Upson-Lee Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Troup County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Upson-Lee has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight defeats, while Troup County will come in with six straight victories.
Upson-Lee is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Fayette County on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Upson-Lee had to suffer through a 64-27 loss at the hands of Fayette County. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-9.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Troup County faced off against Trinity Christian on Tuesday. Troup County strolled past Trinity Christian with points to spare, taking the game 62-45. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Troup County's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Upson-Lee, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Upson-Lee took a serious blow against Troup County when the teams last played back in November of 2019, falling 65-38. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Upson-Lee was down 32-8.
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