Basketball Recap: Hiwassee Dam Skates Past Nantahala with Ease

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Previous Games

02/07/25 - Home	73-33 W
01/28/25 - Away	76-63 W
02/09/24 - Away	92-48 W
01/30/24 - Home	90-52 W
02/14/23 - Away	81-20 W
+ 5 more games

There's no place like home for Hiwassee Dam, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They blew past the Nantahala Hawks 73-33 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won nine in a row.

When it comes to explaining why Nantahala lost, don't look at Cole McCoy. Despite the final result, he posted 15 points. That was a full 45.5% of Nantahala's points, marking the tenth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Fernado Trejo, who scored eight points.

Hiwassee Dam's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-10. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Nantahala, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.

Coming up, Hiwassee Dam will head out on the road to challenge Blue Ridge Early College at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hiwassee Dam is facing Blue Ridge Early College at the right time seeing as Blue Ridge Early College is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Nantahala, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 96-55 defeat against Cherokee on the 10th.