Baseball Preview: Crystal River Pirates vs. Lake Weir Hurricanes
The Crystal River Pirates will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Lake Weir Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. Crystal River is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Crystal River's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Wildwood 19-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Crystal River.
Aden Wright made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wright was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Michael Miller was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Eli Langston, who went 1-for-1 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, Lake Weir was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 15-4 to Crystal River.
Crystal River pushed their record up to 8-14 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Lake Weir, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-13.
Crystal River took their victory against Lake Weir in their previous meeting on Wednesday by a conclusive 15-4. Does Crystal River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Weir turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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