Unicoi County and Sullivan East are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Unicoi County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Sullivan East's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Unicoi County is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since March 25th on Saturday. They fell just short of Dobyns-Bennett by a score of 7-5. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their meetings with the Indians: they've now lost four in a row.
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Kolby Jones made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Thomas Bennett also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Sullivan East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Tennessee, falling 7-0.
Sullivan East's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Unicoi County, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.
Unicoi County beat Sullivan East 3-0 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the squad 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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