The Crystal River Pirates will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Lake Weir Hurricanes at 6:30 p.m. Crystal River will be strutting in after a win while Lake Weir will be coming in after a loss.
Crystal River's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Springstead by a score of 3-0.
Springstead's batters probably weren't too happy with Violet Flynn, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 13 Ks (she gave up no walks). Flynn has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 19 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Crystal River's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn Tidwell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lake Weir was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 7-0 loss at the hands of Vanguard.
Crystal River is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Lake Weir, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
Crystal River beat Lake Weir 5-0 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Will Crystal River repeat their success, or does Lake Weir have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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