Crystal River put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Lake Weir Hurricanes as the Crystal River Pirates made off with a 16-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Crystal River.
Violet Flynn made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Flynn has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 20 consecutive pitching appearances. Flynn was also big at the plate, 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.
Crystal River is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Lake Weir, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Crystal River will challenge Dixie County at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Crystal River's pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so Dixie County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lake Weir, they will head out on the road to take on Belleview at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Belleview is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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