Ooltewah has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the East Hamilton Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Ooltewah has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Ooltewah had to settle for a 10-9 loss against Lookout Valley. That's two games in a row now that Ooltewah has lost by just one run.
Alex Haynes made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-5. Courtney Hughes was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, East Hamilton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Meigs County by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that East Hamilton has lost by just one run.
Ooltewah dropped their record down to 5-12 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for East Hamilton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Ooltewah couldn't quite finish off East Hamilton when the teams last played back in March and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Hamilton's Yulai Woodruff, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 17 over 6.2 innings pitched. Now that Ooltewah knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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