CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Given the start Ooltewah had gotten off to this high school softball season, the Lady Owls may have had visions of hoping to run away with the District 5-AAA regular-season title. But Walker Valley showed Wednesday that it has other visions.
The Lady Mustangs trailed by two before they even batted, but they tied the score in the third inning, got a leadoff homer from Hallie Davis in the bottom of the fifth and held on and defeated Ooltewah 3-2.
The Lady Owls, who were coming off winning the tournament they hosted last weekend, lost for the second time in 20 games this season.
“Any district win is big, but especially when it’s against a quality opponent,” Walker Valley coach Lauren Limburg said. “Ooltewah is solid, one through nine. Their pitching is solid. Their defense is solid. They’re sitting atop our district right now. That was a huge win.”
Ooltewah fell to 4-1 in league play while Walker Valley (9-4) improved to 3-1. The Lady Mustangs’ district loss was 5-2 at Ooltewah on March 17.