Softball Recap: Williston Wins Going Away Against Dunnellon

Red Devils

Margin (Wins)

03/06/25 @ Chiefland	15
03/27/25 vs Dunnellon	11
03/25/25 vs Columbia	11
03/07/25 @ Suwannee	11
02/27/25 vs Suwannee	11

Williston won the last time they faced Dunnellon and things went their way on Thursday too. Williston put the hurt on Dunnellon with a sharp 12-1 victory. Considering the Red Devils have won seven contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Luna Asencion and Grace McDaniel were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Asencion pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, McDaniel pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Asencion a new career-low in walks (zero). At bat, Asencion scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3, while McDaniel scored two runs and stole three bases.

In other batting news, Brooklyn Bertrand was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. Another player making a difference was Baylee Cribbs, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

Williston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dunnellon only posted a batting average of .211.

The win made it two in a row for Williston and bumps their season record up to 9-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Dunnellon, they dropped their record down to 5-9 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Williston will host Bronson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Williston's pitchers better be ready for this one: Bronson has averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Dunnellon, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Dunnellon Tigers face off against Lecanto Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. They are facing Lecanto at the right time seeing as Lecanto is stuck on a four-game losing streak.