Ooltewah hasn't had much luck against Rhea County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Owls challenges the Rhea County Golden Eagles 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'.
Ooltewah is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by East Hamilton on the road and fell 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).
Meanwhile, Rhea County came up short against McMinn County on Friday and fell 35-22. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their matchups with the Cherokees: they've now lost three in a row.
Ooltewah's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Rhea County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Ooltewah lost to Rhea County on the road by a decisive 21-7 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Ooltewah avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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