The Crystal River Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Dixie County Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Crystal River is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Crystal River gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They put the hurt on Lake Weir with a sharp 16-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Crystal River.
Violet Flynn made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Flynn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 20 consecutive pitching appearances. Flynn was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Crystal River got a massive performance out of Riley Castle, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Savannah Hinde, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, Dixie County came up short against Newberry on Thursday and fell 8-4.
Crystal River is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Dixie County, they dropped their record down to 3-14 with that loss, which was their ninth straight on the road.
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