Softball Preview: Copper Basin Cougars vs. Hiwassee Dam Eagles
The Copper Basin Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hiwassee Dam Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hiwassee Dam is hoping to do on Thursday what Andrews couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Copper Basin's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Copper Basin blew past Andrews 10-2. That's two games straight that Copper Basin has won by exactly eight runs.
Claire Ledford was a standout: she scored a run while going 2-for-4. Taylee Hall was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, while Hiwassee Dam put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Andrews. Hiwassee Dam was the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over Andrews. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Hiwassee Dam considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Copper Basin has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Hiwassee Dam, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Copper Basin couldn't quite finish off Hiwassee Dam in their previous matchup on April 4th and fell 10-8. Will Copper Basin have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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