The softball teams at Walker Valley and Ooltewah appear to be so evenly matched the last couple of seasons, they could’ve played 25 times and odds are the series would end 13-12.
At Soddy-Daisy on Tuesday, they met for a fourth time this season. The 2012 series will end 2-2. The runs against each other end up 10-10.
But Tuesday’s was an elimination game — the District 5-AAA tournament’s losers-bracket final — and only Walker Valley will be moving on to region play thanks to a 4-0 victory.
The Lady Mustangs (25-9), who beat Rhea County 3-0 to get to the losers’ final, will play regular-season champion Soddy-Daisy in today’s final at 6 p.m. Another championship game would follow if Walker Valley wins.
The Region 3 tournament is scheduled to begin Monday with district-tournament champions playing at home.