The Unicoi County Blue Devils will take on the South Greene Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Unicoi County has 19 straight victories, South Greene has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Unicoi County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past West Greene 19-0. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 25 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Lela Byrd
| 05/05/26 vs West Greene | 9 |
| 04/27/26 vs David Crockett | 9 |
| 04/24/26 vs Happy Valley | 6 |
| 04/23/26 @ Johnson County | 9 |
| 04/21/26 vs South Greene | 13 |
| + 5 more games |
Lela Byrd made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs, four RBI, and one double while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Aaliyah Engle was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April. Kyndal Engle was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, South Greene lost 24-6 to Cloudland on Thursday.
South Greene saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kortnei Bailey, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double. Another was Macy Roberts, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Unicoi County's win bumped their record up to 31-2. As for South Greene, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Everything went Unicoi County's way against South Greene in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Unicoi County made off with a 19-0 victory. Do the Blue Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rebels turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
