After two games on the road, Ooltewah is heading back home. They will take on the Bradley Central Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ooltewah pushed their score all the way to ten on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Tellico Plains by a score of 11-10. That's two games in a row now that Ooltewah has lost by just one run.
Hailey Schmidt put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over nine innings while giving up eight earned (and three unearned) runs off 11 hits. Schmidt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ooltewah got a big performance out of Courtney Hughes, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Gelbaugh, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bradley Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Meigs County.
Ooltewah dropped their record down to 5-11 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Bradley Central, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Ooltewah came up short against Bradley Central in their previous meeting back in March, falling 4-0. Will Ooltewah have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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