The Unicoi County Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season. They put the hurt on John Battle with a sharp 88-63 win on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but Unicoi County sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Unicoi County found their leader in underclassman Jackson Simmons, who scored 36 points along with eight assists and five rebounds. The contest was Simmons' 19th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Koda Cutlip, who scored 21 points.
Unicoi County is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for John Battle, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Unicoi County will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Hampton at 8:00 p.m. on January 2, 2024. Hampton will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 237th, while Unicoi County is ranked 84th). John Battle won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Marion at 7:30 p.m. on December 22nd. The timing is sure in Marion's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while John Battle has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
