On Saturday, it was a hard-fought contest, but the Crystal River Pirates had to settle for a 5-3 loss against the Steinbrenner Warriors.
Violet Flynn spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 16 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hannah Messer was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Crystal River didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Steinbrenner only tossed six.
On Steinbrenner's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings played and she was also dialed-in: LILLY PATTON gave up three earned runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on EMMA KINDLE, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Crystal River's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4. As for Steinbrenner, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-5.
Crystal River will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Hudson at 7:00 p.m. Crystal River's pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so Hudson's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Steinbrenner, they will be playing at home against Riverview at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Steinbrenner is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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