Volunteer and Unicoi County are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Volunteer Falcons will head out to take on the Unicoi County Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Volunteer lost to Gate City on the road by a 47-28 margin. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 240th in Tennessee, while the Blue Devils are ranked 71st in Virginia).
| 01/18/25 vs Gate City | 3 |
| 12/20/24 @ Tennessee | 1 |
| 12/19/24 vs Abingdon | 1 |
| 12/17/24 vs Sullivan East | 1 |
| 12/03/24 @ Sullivan East | 1 |
Volunteer's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Scarlett McClaran, who posted 12 points and three steals, and Elisabeth Byington, who earned four points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave McClaran a new career-high in steals.
Meanwhile, Unicoi County lost 43-23 to Bishop Verot on Saturday. The game marked the Blue Devils' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Volunteer has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season. As for Unicoi County, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-11.
Volunteer lost to Unicoi County on the road by a decisive 46-28 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Volunteer avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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