Basketball Recap: Crystal River Snags Fourth Win in Last Five Games

Gavin Eddings

Rebounds (Career)

01/25/25 vs West Port	9
01/23/25 @ Belleview	7
12/05/23 @ Lecanto	7
01/11/24 @ Tavares	6
12/03/24 @ Nature Coast Tech	6

Crystal River won the last time they faced West Port, and Gavin Eddings did his part to make sure it happened again. The Crystal River Pirates blew past the West Port Wolf Pack, posting an 82-53 victory thanks in part to Eddings, who almost dropped a double-double on 30 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in boards.

Crystal River is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points per game. As for West Port, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Crystal River will host Springstead at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Springstead will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Crystal River surely won't give up without a fight. West Port has already played their next contest (against Santa Fe), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.