The Unicoi County Blue Devils will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Mitchell Mountaineers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Unicoi County will be strutting in after a win while Mitchell will be coming in after a loss.
Unicoi County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Gatlinburg-Pittman as they made off with an 11-0 victory. The Blue Devils not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 18, 2025 (when they won 27-0).
Meanwhile, Mitchell had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell just short of Patton by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. The Mountaineers have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Mitchell got a good showing from Riley Silver, who tossed three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits Silver has allowed since back in March of 2025.
At the plate, Mitchell saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AJ Mackey, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Unicoi County skirted past Mitchell 4-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Mountaineers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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