The Unicoi County Blue Devils are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they square off against the Pigeon Forge Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
Unicoi County is headed out to face Pigeon Forge after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Unicoi County came out on top against Northview Academy by a score of 34-21 two weeks ago.
Kolby Jones was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Pigeon Forge was able to grind out a solid win over Northview Academy on Thursday, taking the game 46-34.
Ayden Hood went supernova for Pigeon Forge, rushing for 152 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. Backing up that air attack was Wyatt Howard, who rushed for 145 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pigeon Forge was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 526 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Unicoi County didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Pigeon Forge in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with an 11-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Unicoi County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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