Crystal River waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Dunnellon Tigers onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for Crystal River, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Dunnellon's batters probably weren't too happy with Violet Flynn, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 19 Ks (she gave up two walks). Flynn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 22 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hannah Messer, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Crystal River is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Dunnellon, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-14.
Crystal River will look to defend their home field on Friday against Zephyrhills at 7:00 p.m. Zephyrhills is coming into the contest with eight straight losses on the road, meaning Crystal River will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Dunnellon, they will face off against The Villages Charter at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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