The Hiwassee Dam Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Murphy Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hiwassee Dam 4, Murphy 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Copper Basin hit Hiwassee Dam with a four-run fourth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 4-2. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Murphy nor Franklin made it on the board until the seventh inning. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, the Bulldogs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Julia Dockery made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run. That home run was her first of the season.
Hiwassee Dam's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Murphy, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-6.
Hiwassee Dam couldn't quite get it done against Murphy when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 3-0. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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