The Unicoi County Blue Devils entered their tilt with the Johnson County Longhorns with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Unicoi County strolled past Johnson County with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-27. That's another feather in the cap for Unicoi County, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
When it comes to explaining why Johnson County lost, one person who can't be blamed is Juan Mejia. Despite the final result, he rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Mejia was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 67 yards.
Unicoi County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Johnson County, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4.
Unicoi County will take on Austin-East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Johnson County, they will head out on the road to face off against Roane County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Roane County will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
