Johnson County is 1-8 against Unicoi County since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Longhorns will face off against the Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m.
Johnson County fell victim to Cloudland and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Highlanders, falling 8-0.
Meanwhile, Unicoi County got the win against Lee on Friday by a conclusive 9-1. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Lela Byrd made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than 14 strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Unicoi County let Aaliyah Engle and Kyndal Engle run wild. Aaliyah went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run, while Kyndal went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI Kyndal has posted since back in April of 2025. Another player making a difference was Emalyn Linkous, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Unicoi County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lee only posted a batting average of .167.
Unicoi County pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Johnson County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Johnson County suffered a grim 15-1 defeat to Unicoi County in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Can the Longhorns avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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