Football Recap: Unicoi County Blue Devils vs. Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders
If Unicoi County was riding high fresh off their 47-18 takedown of West Greene two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Unicoi County Blue Devils came up short against the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders on Friday, falling 34-13. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Highlanders: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, Unicoi County still got an impressive performance from Kolby Jones, who threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 56 yards. 86 of those passing yards were hauled in by Koda Cutlip, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Gatlinburg-Pittman found their leader in underclassman Evan Allen, who picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
The defeat snapped Unicoi County's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Unicoi County will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Volunteer at 7:30 p.m. Unicoi County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.2 points per game this season. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they will square off against Claiborne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gatlinburg-Pittman also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 28.2 points per game.
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