Softball Recap: Hiwassee Dam Comes Up Short

After soaring to 16 runs the game before, Hiwassee Dam was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They fell 5-1 to the Franklin Panthers. The Eagles have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meetings.

Olivia Williams

Stolen Base

03/19/25 @ Franklin	1
03/18/25 @ Hayesville	1
03/14/25 vs Swain County	1
03/11/25 @ Swain County	1

Hiwassee Dam saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Williams, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Williams is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season.

Hiwassee Dam's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Franklin, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Franklin beat Hiwassee Dam by a score of 8-2 later that day.