In their second game on Saturday, the Ooltewah Owls came up short against the West Rebels and fell 7-4.
Zoe Cates was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Cates was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Cates wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sophie Harris, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Ooltewah's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-13. As for West, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-9 record this season.
Ooltewah will head out on the road to square off against East Ridge at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Ooltewah is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses. As for West, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Knoxville Catholic at 6:00 p.m. Knoxville Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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