It was a Battle of the Birds when Ooltewah challenged Rhea County on Thursday. The Owls fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 3-2. The Owls' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Ooltewah took Rhea County into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-13, 22-25, 26-28, 25-23, 16-14.
Leading Rhea County to victory were Kamryn Swafford and Kindale Rumer. Swafford had 27 digs and three aces, while Rumer had 14 digs and 13 assists. Those 14 digs gave Rumer a new career-high.
Ooltewah's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Rhea County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Ooltewah will square off against CSTHEA at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rhea County has already played their next game (against Bradley Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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