The Ooltewah Owls will take on the Walker Valley Mustangs on Friday. The timing is sure in Ooltewah's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Walker Valley has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Ooltewah came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They had to suffer through a 93-20 loss at the hands of Bradley Central. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 189th in Tennessee, while the Bears are ranked first in Tennessee).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Walker Valley). They took down McMinn County 80-61 on Monday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Mustangs as it put an end to their nine-game losing streak.
Ooltewah now has a losing record of 15-16. As for Walker Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 6-24.
Ooltewah came up short against Walker Valley in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 48-43. Can Ooltewah avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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