After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Gatlinburg-Pittman, Unicoi County was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 41-27 victory over the Volunteer Falcons. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Blue Devils also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
It was another big night for Kolby Jones, who rushed for 110 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 123 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Unicoi County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Volunteer lost, don't look at Keelin Releford. Despite the final result, he threw for 202 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 94 yards. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Ward, who picked up 47 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Unicoi County's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Volunteer, they dropped their record down to 0-6-1 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Unicoi County will take on Claiborne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Unicoi County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.2 points per game this season. As for Volunteer, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Elizabethton, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Elizabethton also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 36.6 points per game.
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