The Troup County Tigers will challenge the Upson-Lee Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Troup County has four straight wins, Upson-Lee has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Troup County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by LaGrange to the tune of 71-39 last Saturday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Grangers are ranked 405th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/18/25 @ LaGrange | 18 |
| 01/14/25 @ Mary Persons | 14 |
| 01/17/25 @ Whitewater | 9 |
| 01/09/25 vs LaGrange | 5 |
| 01/07/25 @ Fayette County | 2 |
Troup County found their leader in freshman Makayla Reed, who went 6 of 12 en route to 18 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Those 18 points set a new season-high mark for Reed. Sheniyah Philpot was another key player, going 5 for 10 on her way to 14 points in addition to eight assists and three steals.
Troup County was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Upson-Lee lost to Trinity Christian at home by a 61-47 margin on Monday.
Troup County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.3 points. As for Upson-Lee, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Everything went Troup County's way against Upson-Lee when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as Troup County made off with a 57-33 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Troup County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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