The Fayette County Tigers will stay at home for another week and welcome the Upson-Lee Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Fayette County is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Sandy Creek on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fayette County was beaten by Sandy Creek 35-7. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Upson-Lee). They secured a 33-27 W over Troup County last Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Nicholas Wells had a dynamite game for Upson-Lee, rushing for 78 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 163 yards and a touchdown. Those 78 rushing yards gave Wells a new career-high.
Upson-Lee didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bentavious Reviere and Akeondre Chaney. Upson-Lee got some further help from Malachi Character: he made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Fayette County dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Upson-Lee, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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