Sullivan East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They came up short against the Unicoi County Blue Devils, falling 90-66. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-30.
Sullivan East's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Thomas Ridlehuber, who went 6 for 13 en route to 15 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Hubbard, who posted 14 points and seven rebounds.
Unicoi County was led to victory by Jackson Simmons and Kaden Cutlip. Simmons went 10 of 17 on his way to 34 points and three steals, while Cutlip went 8 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 31 points. Those 31 points gave Cutlip a new career-high. Keilet Rodriguez was another key player, putting up seven points and six boards.
Sullivan East's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Unicoi County, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 12-9.
Sullivan East will square off against Elizabethton at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Elizabethton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Sullivan East likes a good challenge. As for Unicoi County, they will face off against David Crockett at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Unicoi County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.4 points per game this season.
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