Sweetwater was the 50-48 winner over Ooltewah when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Sweetwater Wildcats fell 45-38 to the Ooltewah Owls on Thursday.
| 01/16/25 @ Ooltewah | 5 |
| 01/05/24 vs Polk County | 3 |
| 11/19/24 vs Berean Christian | 3 |
| 11/26/24 @ Midway | 3 |
| 11/21/23 vs Sequoyah | 3 |
Sweetwater lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kylie Baylog, who posted 12 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Those five steals gave Baylog a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alysa Gage, who put up nine points and six boards.
Even though they lost, Sweetwater smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Ooltewah found their leader in freshman Aleigha Taylor, who went 9 of 20 en route to 23 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. Taylor's evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Allie Tipton was another key player, putting up nine points along with eight boards and four blocks.
Sweetwater dropped their record down to 6-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Ooltewah, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season.
Sweetwater has already played their next game, a 71-47 defeat against Tellico Plains on the 17th. As for Ooltewah, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 46-30 loss against East Hamilton on the 18th.
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