It'll be Battle of the Birds when Owls challenges the Rhea County Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Ooltewah is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering East Hamilton just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Hurricanes, falling 3-0. The shutout was out of character for the Owls seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Meanwhile, Rhea County hadn't done well against Walker Valley recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Rhea County walked away with a 3-1 win over Walker Valley. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Eagles.
Ooltewah's loss dropped their record down to 13-5-1. As for Rhea County, they pushed their record up to 10-7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Ooltewah suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Rhea County when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Ooltewah avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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