It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Crystal River had no problem doing just that on Monday. They never let the Leesburg Yellow Jackets get on the board and left with a 19-0 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Pirates as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Crystal River can attribute much of their success to Destiny Tech, who picked up 50 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

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On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Crystal River's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Alanei Hart and Kaylynn Roddenberry, who racked up six sacks between them. Hart has been hot for a while, having posted two or more sacks the last ten times she's played. Crystal River got some further help from Willa Faith: she picked up a sack and made five total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Crystal River's win bumped their record up to 2-11. As for Leesburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-10.
Looking ahead, Crystal River will square off against Dunnellon at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Tigers' defense has only allowed 12.9 points per game this season, so the Pirates' offense will have their work cut out for them. Leesburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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