Basketball Recap: Ooltewah Owls vs. Tyner Academy Rams
Ooltewah was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 62-54 to the Tyner Academy Rams. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Owls of the 42-35 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2017.
Ooltewah lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Aleigha Taylor, who went 9 for 22 en route to 23 points plus six rebounds and four steals. That was a full 42.6% of Ooltewah's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Tipton, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.
Ooltewah's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Tyner Academy, they moved to 1-1 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Ooltewah has already played their next game, a 64-42 win against Hixson on the 2nd. As for Tyner Academy, they will host East Hamilton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tyner Academy is facing East Hamilton at the right time seeing as East Hamilton is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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