Rhea County has gone 8-1 against Ooltewah recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Golden Eagles faces off against the Ooltewah Owls at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Rhea County came up short against McMinn County and fell 35-22. The Golden Eagles have struggled against the Cherokees recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Ooltewah was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were beaten by East Hamilton 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 124th).
Rhea County's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Ooltewah, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Rhea County strolled past Ooltewah in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 21-7. Does Rhea County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ooltewah turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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