
Pirates
04/08/25 @ Weeki Wachee | 17 |
03/29/25 vs Yulee | 10 |
03/21/25 vs Chiefland | 10 |
03/20/25 vs Lecanto | 10 |
03/12/25 vs Central | 9 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Crystal River). They never let the Weeki Wachee Hornets get on the board and left with a 17-0 win on Tuesday. Considering the Pirates have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Riley Castle was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Athena Childs, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Crystal River always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Crystal River's victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for Weeki Wachee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Crystal River will host Citrus at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Pirates' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Hurricanes have averaged an impressive 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Weeki Wachee, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Gulf at 7:00 p.m. The Hornets are facing the Buccaneers at the right time seeing as the Buccaneers are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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