The Unicoi County Blue Devils will venture away from home to take on the David Crockett Pioneers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Unicoi County will be strutting in after a victory while David Crockett will be coming in after a defeat.
Unicoi County will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Tennessee, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Unicoi County never let Tennessee get on the board and left with a 4-0 win on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Meanwhile, David Crockett fell victim to Halls and their airtight pitching crew on Sunday. They fell just short of the Red Devils by a score of 1-0. The loss continues a trend for the Pioneers in their meetings with the Red Devils: they've now lost four in a row.
Unicoi County's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for David Crockett, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-3-1.
Unicoi County skirted past David Crockett 2-1 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Unicoi County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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