Softball Preview: Dunnellon Tigers vs. Citrus Hurricanes
The Dunnellon Tigers will be playing at home against the Citrus Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dunnellon will be strutting in after a victory while Citrus will be coming in after a loss.
In what's become a running theme this season, Dunnellon gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-7 margin over North Marion. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Dunnellon considering their one-run performance the game before.
Makayla Duncan made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off four hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Duncan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-6.
In other batting news, Dunnellon got a massive performance out of Taytym Simonsen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-6. Another player making a difference was Samantha Bernstein, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Citrus' good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Crystal River by a score of 2-0. The match marked that first time this year in which Citrus was not able to get on the board.
Kaylin Smith was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Citrus saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Tirrell, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Dunnellon's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-8. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.3 runs. As for Citrus, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5.
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