Unicoi County and Sullivan East are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Unicoi County Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sullivan East Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, everything went Unicoi County's way against Pigeon Forge as Unicoi County made off with a 35-14 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sullivan East, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They had just enough and edged Volunteer out 24-21.
Sullivan East found their leader in underclassman Peyton Lingerfelt, who threw for 295 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown. Blue Proffitt was Lingerfelt's top target, picking up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Unicoi County's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Sullivan East, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Unicoi County came up short against Sullivan East in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 26-13. Thankfully for Unicoi County, Drake Fisher (who threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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