The Johnson County Longhorns will head out to take on the Unicoi County Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Johnson County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.8 points per game this season.
Johnson County is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Holston just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 31-20 to the Cavaliers. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Longhorns, who until this game were averaging 13.67 points allowed.
Despite the loss, Johnson County got top-tier performance from Colton Grindstaff, who rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Grindstaff a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Unicoi County entered their tilt with Chuckey-Doak on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 48-0 win over the Black Knights. Considering the Blue Devils have won five contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Having lost for the first time this season, Johnson County fell to 8-1. As for Unicoi County, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Things could have been worse for Johnson County, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 42-27 loss to Unicoi County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Unicoi County's Kolby Jones, who threw for 315 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Now that Johnson County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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