After flying high against Chattanooga Central last Thursday, East Hamilton came back down to earth. The East Hamilton Hurricanes were just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 47-46 to the Ooltewah Owls. The Hurricanes were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Owls earlier this season, when they won 47-28.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ooltewah to victory, but perhaps none more so than Allie Tipton, who went 8-for-14 on her way to 23 points along with five assists and three blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which Tipton has scored at least a third of Ooltewah's points. Another player making a difference was Aleigha Taylor, who posted 12 points in addition to seven boards and five steals.
East Hamilton's loss dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Ooltewah, the win got them back to even at 15-15.
East Hamilton has already played their next matchup (against Howard Tech), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Ooltewah, they will face off against Bradley Central at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bradley Central will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Ooltewah surely won't give up without a fight.
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