Basketball Recap: Aleigha Taylor Key Part of a Team Effort in Owls Win

Owls

Previous 5 Games

12/12/24 @ McMinn County	67-51
12/10/24 vs Bradley Central	24-80
12/05/24 @ Sweetwater	48-50
12/02/24 vs Hixson	64-42
11/27/24 vs Tyner Academy	54-62

Ooltewah hadn't done well against McMinn County recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Ooltewah Owls enjoyed a cozy 67-51 win over the McMinn County Cherokees. With that victory, the Owls brought their scoring average up to 50.3 points per game.

Ooltewah got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Aleigha Taylor out in front who went 13 for 18 on her way to 28 points and five rebounds. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Taylor has scored at least a third of Ooltewah's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Tipton, who dropped a double-double on 20 boards and 13 assists.

Ooltewah's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for McMinn County, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

Ooltewah didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 49-16 win against Chattanooga Central on the 13th. McMinn County will take on Bradley Central in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bradley Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully McMinn County likes a good challenge.