The Grainger Grizzlies will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Unicoi County Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Grainger will be strutting in after a victory while Unicoi County will be coming in after a defeat.
Grainger is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Unaka. The Grizzlies snuck past the Rangers with a 54-48 win on Monday.
Meanwhile, Unicoi County unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 76-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cherokee on Thursday.
Grainger was dealt a bruising 72-45 loss at the hands of Unicoi County in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Blue Devils' Jackson Simmons, who went 14-for-22 to rack up 32 points. Now that the Grizzlies know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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