The West Greene Buffaloes will be playing at home against the Unicoi County Blue Devils at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in West Greene's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matches.
West Greene pushed their score all the way to 56 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 70-56 bruising from Happy Valley.
Unicoi County has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 25 points or more this season. They were the clear victor by a 87-61 margin over Mitchell. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Unicoi County found their leader in underclassman Kolby Jones, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points and 6 assists. The matchup was Jones' 13th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Koda Cutlip, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
West Greene's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Unicoi County, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
West Greene ended up a good deal behind Unicoi County in their previous matchup back in January, losing 82-65. Thankfully for West Greene, Grant Hensley (who scored 22 points along with nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
