The Crystal River Pirates will challenge the Williston Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crystal River is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Crystal River is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Central on Wednesday as Crystal River made off with a 15-6 win. Considering the Pirates have won four contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jenna Childers spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, Crystal River let Riley Castle and Athena Childs run wild. Castle scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Childs scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases Childs has posted since back in April of 2024. Kinley Norcross was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Crystal River kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Williston's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 13-1 to Santa Fe. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Red Devils have suffered since March 19, 2024.
Williston saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luna Asencion, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles. Another was Baylee Cribbs, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run.
Williston's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Crystal River, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
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