The Eustis Panthers will take on the Crystal River Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eustis is coming into the contest hot, having won their last ten games.
Eustis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over South Sumter. Considering the Panthers have won 12 matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Carson Roden spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Eustis got a massive performance out of Kendall Kemp, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI Kemp has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklynn Mason, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Meanwhile, Crystal River's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past The Villages Charter 1-0.
The Villages Charter's batters probably weren't too happy with Violet Flynn, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 16 Ks (she gave up zero walks).
Crystal River has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Eustis, they pushed their record up to 21-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
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