Football Game Preview: Unicoi County Blue Devils vs. Grainger Grizzlies + How To Watch

The Unicoi County Blue Devils will take on the Grainger Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Unicoi County will be strutting in after a win while Grainger will be coming in after a loss.

Unicoi County was handed a heart-breaking three-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Pigeon Forge last Friday. The Blue Devils were the clear victors by a 42-21 margin over the Tigers. The Blue Devils haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Blaze Rice

Rushing Yards

09/26/25 @ Pigeon Forge	176
09/19/25 @ Happy Valley	100
09/12/25 @ Chuckey-Doak	102
09/05/25 vs Gatlinburg-Pittman	57
08/28/25 @ Northview Academy	38
+ 1 more games

Blaze Rice continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 176 yards and three TDs while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 102.8 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Kolby Jones, who threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes.

Meanwhile, Grainger played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 49-6 loss at the hands of Elizabethton. The Grizzlies have struggled against the Fighting Cyclones recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.

Grainger now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Unicoi County, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.