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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