Ooltewah has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Bradley Central Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, it was close, but Ooltewah sidestepped East Hamilton for a 3-1 win.
Meanwhile, Bradley Central scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Howard Tech as Bradley Central made off with a 20-2 victory. Winning may never get old, but Bradley Central sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Bronson Stone was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stone has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Stone was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Bradley Central let Luke Keith and Teigan Cassada loose on the outfield. Keith went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Cassada went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Cook, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Ooltewah has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-20 record this season. As for Bradley Central, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-7.
Ooltewah came up short against Bradley Central when the teams last played back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bradley Central's Ethan Wilds, who struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Now that Ooltewah knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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