Football Recap: Alanei Hart and Janiya Rodriguez Pace Crystal River Defense

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Crystal River can now relate to. They lost 25-0 to the Dunnellon Tigers on Tuesday. The Pirates were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2020.

Alanei Hart

Sacks

04/15/25 vs Dunnellon	3
04/14/25 vs Leesburg	4
04/09/25 vs Weeki Wachee	2
04/07/25 vs Central	2
04/01/25 vs Lecanto	2
+ 6 more games

Even if they lost, Crystal River's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Alanei Hart and Janiya Rodriguez, who racked up all five sacks between them. Hart is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as she's now posted two or more in each of the last 11 games she's played.

Crystal River has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last nine matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-12 record this season. As for Dunnellon, their record now sits at 7-3.

Crystal River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dunnellon, they will square off against Vanguard at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Tigers 11.6, the Knights 12.6) so any points scored will be well earned.