Tuesday was senior day for Ooltewah High School’s softball team, and its two seniors did contribute offensively in a District 5-AAA victory over neighboring rival East Hamilton. But so did just about everyone else in the Lady Owls’ lineup.
That combined with the four-hit pitching of freshman right-hander Kayla Boseman as Ooltewah defeated the Lady Hurricanes 10-2.
The Lady Owls are now 6-2 in the district and remain a game behind Walker Valley in the loss column. The Lady Mustangs split their two games with Ooltewah and were 6-1 and in first place heading into Tuesday’s district game at Cleveland.
“We’re at a point now where every game is kind of a must win,” said Ooltewah coach Jon Massey, whose team has four district games remaining in the next week and a half. “We can’t let our guard down. I hope they know we’ve got to play with fire every play of every inning.”
The Lady Owls got things going their way against East Hamilton (4-4 5-AAA) with a four-run first inning. Mabry Carpenter, who went 3-for-3, drove in three runs and scored three, capped the early rally with a two-run home run.