Softball Recap: Crystal River Continues Road Dominance on Thursday

Crystal River barely beat Williston the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Pirates blew past the Red Devils 8-1 on Thursday. Considering the Pirates have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Violet Flynn

Batters Struck Out

04/03/25 @ Williston	18
03/29/25 vs Yulee	14
03/29/25 vs Parrish Community	5
03/28/25 vs Belleview	11
03/28/25 vs Westminster Christian	10
+ 12 more games

Violet Flynn made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 18 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 17 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, Kirsten Schaak was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Athena Childs was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.

Crystal River pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.4 runs over those games. As for Williston, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7.

Coming up, Crystal River will face off against Trenton at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Pirates 1.6, the Tigers 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Williston, they will head out to square off against Branford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Buccaneers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so the Red Devils' hitters will have their work cut out for them.