Softball Recap: Crystal River's Run of Four Straight Victories Now Over

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Crystal River can now relate to. They lost 13-4 to the Eustis Panthers on Thursday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Pirates, who until this game were averaging 1.73 runs allowed.

Crystal River saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Castle, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Pirates

Previous 5 Games

05/15/25 vs Eustis	4-13
05/13/25 vs The Villages Charter	1-0
05/07/25 vs Palatka	3-0
05/01/25 vs Hernando	4-0
04/30/25 vs Dunnellon	5-0

The defeat snapped Crystal River's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 24-6 record. As for Eustis, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 22-4.

Crystal River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eustis, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Wakulla on the 21st.