The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the Crystal River Pirates (Crystal River, FL) and the visiting Springstead Eagles (Spring Hill, FL), saw Crystal River's softball squad nip Springstead by a count of 5-1.

The Pirates now sport a 15-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Nature Coast Tech for a non-league match on Tuesday, April 18. Crystal River will face a Sharks squad coming off a 5-1 non-league loss to Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel, FL). The Sharks record now stands at 11-10.

With the loss, Springstead falls to 6-11 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel, FL) to face the Coyotes in a non-league match on Monday, April 17. The Coyotes enter the match with a record of 6-8. Cypress Creek lost 11-9 in their recent non-league match against Sickles (Tampa, FL)