The Chiefland Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Crystal River Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Chiefland has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Crystal River will arrive with seven straight wins.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Chiefland's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Newberry last Thursday.
Anna Jane Meeks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
Meanwhile, Crystal River's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. They never let Lecanto get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The matchup marked the Pirates' most dominant win of the season so far.
Violet Flynn was a major factor no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Furthermore, she didn't allow a single hit, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in May of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Crystal River got a big performance out of Athena Childs, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Emma Crosby also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Crystal River was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Crystal River pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Chiefland, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Chiefland might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Crystal River in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Chiefland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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