Softball Recap: Crystal River Pirates vs. Chiefland Indians
Crystal River stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let the Chiefland Indians onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. 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 while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. Flynn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 17 consecutive pitching appearances. Flynn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Athena Childs was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Hannah Messer was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base.
On Chiefland's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evie Meeks, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Crystal River's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs per game. As for Chiefland, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Crystal River will be playing at home against Nature Coast Tech at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crystal River's pitching crew has only allowed 1.4 runs per game this season, so Nature Coast Tech's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Chiefland, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Suwannee at 7:00 p.m. on April 22nd.
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