Football Preview: Crystal River Pirates vs. Weeki Wachee Hornets
Crystal River is 7-1 against Weeki Wachee since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Crystal River Pirates will play host again on Friday to welcome the Weeki Wachee Hornets, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Crystal River is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Central 42-7 at home on Monday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
Meanwhile, Weeki Wachee had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Everything went their way against the Hurricanes as they made off with a 34-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won four contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Weeki Wachee's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Leelen Wright, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Another pass catcher making a difference was Alex Wilson, who picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Crystal River now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Weeki Wachee, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Crystal River against Weeki Wachee in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, as the team secured a 41-0 win. Will Crystal River repeat their success, or does Weeki Wachee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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