The Unicoi County Blue Devils had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.8 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past North Greene 67-65. Given Unicoi County's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while North Greene is ranked 282nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Unicoi County found their leader in underclassman Jackson Simmons, who scored 22 points along with six rebounds. The match was Simmons' 18th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolby Jones, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds.
Unicoi County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for North Greene, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Unicoi County won't have much time to rest: their next game is against John Battle at 12:00 p.m. on December 21st. North Greene will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Chuckey-Doak at 8:00 p.m. on January 2, 2024. Chuckey-Doak has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 267 points over their last four matchups.
