The Unicoi County Blue Devils came tearing into Monday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 58-50 victory over KACHEA. That's another feather in the cap for Unicoi County, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Unicoi County found their leader in underclassman Jackson Simmons, who scored 26 points along with five rebounds. The game was Simmons' 16th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kolby Jones, who scored nine points.
Unicoi County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for KACHEA, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Unicoi County won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Jenkins at 12:00 p.m. on December 19th. Jenkins has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 340 points over their last five contests. KACHEA will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Cloudland at 7:29 p.m. on January 2, 2024.