The Lecanto Panthers nipped the visiting Crystal River Pirates baseball squad by a score of 1-0 in Thursday's non-league outing.

Coming up next, the Panthers clash with the River Ridge Royal Knights (New Port Richey, FL) in a 5A District 8 challenge, on Tuesday, April 7. Lecanto will attempt to better on its 9-11 season record. The Royal Knights go into the challenge with a 7-13 record after their 8-7 non-league loss to East Lake (Tarpon Springs, FL).

With the defeat, Crystal River drops to 6-12 on the year. The Pirates travel to Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, FL) to clash with the Sharks in a 3A District 7 challenge on Tuesday, April 7. The Sharks go into the challenge with a record of 18-2. Nature Coast Tech won 4-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Umatilla (Umatilla, FL)