Hiwassee Dam is 1-8 against Towns County since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hiwassee Dam Eagles will take on the Towns County Indians at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hiwassee Dam took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Copper Basin as Hiwassee Dam made off with a 15-6 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Eagles as it put an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
TRENTEN BEAVERS and DALTON KESTER did most of the damage at the plate: BEAVERS scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while KESTER scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave BEAVERS a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was ABEL PENLAND, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Hiwassee Dam always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .727. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Copper Basin only posted an OBP of .450.
Meanwhile, Towns County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Yellowjackets.
Towns County's record is now 3-5. As for Hiwassee Dam, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Hiwassee Dam suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Towns County in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Hiwassee Dam avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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