Walker Valley suffered their closest defeat since December 6, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of the Ooltewah Owls by a score of 61-59. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Owls apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2023.
Ooltewah found their leader in freshman Aleigha Taylor, who went 10-for-25 to rack up 26 points and five steals. Ooltewah is undefeated when Taylor posts five or more steals, but 10-16 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Allie Tipton, who posted 14 points and five assists.
Walker Valley dropped their record down to 6-25 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Ooltewah, the victory got them back to even at 16-16.
Walker Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ooltewah, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-40 loss against Cleveland on the 3rd.
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