The Crystal River Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Santa Fe Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Crystal River will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Lake Weir, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Crystal River escaped with a win on Monday against Lake Weir by the margin of a single free throw, 54-53. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 43-33. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Tigers are ranked 453rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Santa Fe has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points per game. As for Crystal River, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.
Crystal River strolled past Santa Fe in their previous matchup back in December of 2017 by a score of 57-43. Will Crystal River repeat their success, or does Santa Fe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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