Softball Recap: Crystal River Pirates vs. Dixie County Bears
In what's become a running theme this season, Crystal River gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Dixie County Bears a 14-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Crystal River sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Violet Flynn was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Flynn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 21 consecutive pitching appearances. Flynn was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hannah Messer, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Emma Crosby, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Crystal River has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Dixie County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-15.
Crystal River will be playing at home against Dunnellon at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dunnellon is coming into the match with three straight losses on the road, meaning Crystal River will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Dixie County, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Fort White at 6:30 p.m.
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