Ooltewah was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gibbs Eagles. The Owls were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2017.
Ooltewah was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-22.
Leading Gibbs to victory were Grace Raley and Olivia Lawson. Raley had 12 digs, while Lawson had eight digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Raley now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Ooltewah's defeat dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Gibbs, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-6.
Ooltewah didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 victory vs. Walker Valley on the 21st. Gibbs has also already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Copper Basin on the 21st.
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