The Ooltewah Owls will head out on the road to take on the East Hamilton Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ooltewah is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
On Monday, Ooltewah came up short against Lookout Valley and fell 8-4. That's two games in a row now that Ooltewah has lost by exactly four runs.
Zoe Cates was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Cates was also solid in the batter's box, scoring no runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Brooklyn Smith was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Gelbaugh, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Ooltewah was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .471. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, East Hamilton fell victim to Farragut and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Admirals.
Ooltewah's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-6. As for East Hamilton, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Ooltewah might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from East Hamilton when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Ooltewah avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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