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| 03/11/25 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 04/18/24 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 04/16/24 - Away | 3-9 L |
| 04/14/23 - Home | 6-2 W |
| 04/11/23 - Away | 4-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lecanto is 8-2 against Crystal River since March of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Lecanto Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Crystal River Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Crystal River took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lecanto, who comes in off a win.
Lecanto is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 win over The Villages Charter on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Brenden Marcic, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Hendrickson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Lecanto hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as The Villages Charter struck out nine times.
Meanwhile, Crystal River didn't have quite enough to beat Lecanto on Tuesday and fell 4-3. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Crystal River saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Levi Kofmehl, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Crystal River's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Lecanto, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-8 record this season.
Lecanto skirted past Crystal River 4-3 in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Does Lecanto have another victory up their sleeve, or will Crystal River turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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