Baseball Recap: David Crockett Takes a Loss

The home team had won the previous six meetings between David Crockett and Unicoi County, and Unicoi County kept the tradition alive. The David Crockett Pioneers fell just short of the Unicoi County Blue Devils by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. The Pioneers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Blue Devils earlier this season, when they won 4-2.

David Crockett got a good showing from Cooper Pettit, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.

David Crockett's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Unicoi County, their record now sits at 6-2.

Looking ahead, David Crockett is taking a road trip to square off against Cocke County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Unicoi County, they will welcome Chuckey-Doak at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Unicoi County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Chuckey-Doak's hitters will have their work cut out for them.