Grainger lost against Unicoi County back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Grainger Grizzlies were outmatched by the Unicoi County Blue Devils and fell 72-45. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 129th).
It was another big night for Jackson Simmons, who shot 64% from the field on his way to 32 points for Unicoi County. Simmons' big performance that morning made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Garrett Sellars, who posted nine points.
Grainger's defeat dropped their record down to 9-19. As for Unicoi County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season.
Grainger does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Unicoi County has already played their next matchup (against David Crockett), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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