The Ooltewah Owls will challenge the Sweetwater Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ooltewah will be strutting in after a win while Sweetwater will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with ten losses in a row dating back to last season, Ooltewah finally turned things around against Hixson on Monday. They took down the Wildcats 40-26.
Meanwhile, Sweetwater entered their match against Loudon on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Sweetwater fell 47-40 to Loudon. The game marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Bryson Burgess, who went 5 for 10 en route to 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolt Correll, who went 5 for 12 en route to 10 points plus two steals.
Ooltewah's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Sweetwater, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Ooltewah was taken down by Sweetwater 80-39 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Ooltewah, Chris Alford (who went 8 for 12 en route to 23 points plus two steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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