Basketball Game Preview: David Crockett Pioneers vs. Unicoi County Blue Devils

The David Crockett Pioneers will face off against the Unicoi County Blue Devils on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

Unicoi County will be up against a hot David Crockett squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. David Crockett blew past Cherokee 67-35 on Saturday. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Chiefs are ranked 278th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Unicoi County was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Grainger 72-45. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.

David Crockett's win bumped their record up to 20-10. As for Unicoi County, their victory bumped their record up to 20-12.

David Crockett didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Unicoi County when the teams last played last Saturday, but they still walked away with a 70-66 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for David Crockett since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.