Dunnellon has gone a perfect 10-0 against Crystal River recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Dunnellon Tigers will square off against the Crystal River Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Crystal River took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Dunnellon, who comes in off a win.
If Dunnellon beats Crystal River with 11 runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Dunnellon beat Union County on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Brody Roland was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He is becoming a predictor of Dunnellon's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 3-9 when he doesn't). Roland was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February.
Jacob Fontanez
| 03/18/25 @ Union County | 4 |
| 03/17/25 @ Crystal River | 1 |
| 03/07/25 @ St. Joseph Academy | 1 |
| 03/06/25 @ Belleview | 1 |
| 03/04/25 vs Trinity Catholic | 1 |
In other batting news, Jacob Fontanez was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Dylan Donahoe, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Dunnellon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union County only posted an OBP of .350.
Meanwhile, Crystal River lost 11-1 to Dunnellon on Monday.
Crystal River saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Levi Kofmehl, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Dunnellon's victory bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Crystal River, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Dunnellon took their win against Crystal River in their previous matchup on Monday by a conclusive 11-1. Will Dunnellon repeat their success, or does Crystal River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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