Crystal River and Lecanto are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Crystal River Pirates are taking a road trip to take on the Lecanto Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crystal River will be strutting in after a win while Lecanto will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Crystal River escaped with a win against Hernando by the margin of a single free throw, 41-40. The team ran away with 33 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the victory.
Crystal River can attribute much of their success to Keyrra Ruiz, who went 6 of 9 en route to 14 points, and Sara Amsbury, who went 5 of 7 on her way to 13 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Peightal, who posted four points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Lecanto was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 51-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dunnellon. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 16-12 in the first quarter.
The win made it two in a row for Crystal River and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for Lecanto, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Crystal River was taken down by Lecanto 65-10 when the teams last played back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Crystal River was down 38-7.
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