Ooltewah has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Red Bank Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Ooltewah fell victim to a tough 14-3 defeat at the hands of Bradley Central. Ooltewah has not had much luck with Bradley Central recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Ooltewah saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katelyn McCampbell, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Haynes, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Ooltewah didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bradley Central only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Red Bank was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They suffered a rough 13-0 defeat at the hands of Chattanooga Central.
Ooltewah's loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Red Bank, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Ooltewah took their victory against Red Bank in their previous matchup back in April of 2016 by a conclusive 15-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ooltewah since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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