Football Preview: Unicoi County Blue Devils vs. Johnson County Longhorns
The Unicoi County Blue Devils will face off against the Johnson County Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Unicoi County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Unicoi County's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Chuckey-Doak 48-0. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Johnson County's undefeated season came to an end after eight games on Friday. They fell 31-20 to Holston. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Longhorns, who until this matchup were averaging 13.67 points allowed.
Despite the defeat, Johnson County got top-tier performance from Colton Grindstaff, who rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Those 146 rushing yards gave Grindstaff a new career-high.
Unicoi County's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Johnson County, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
Unicoi County strolled past Johnson County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 42-27. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Johnson County's Juan Mejia, who rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 50 receiving yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Unicoi County still be able to contain Mejia? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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