If Crystal River was riding high fresh off their 5-2 takedown of Dunnellon on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Crystal River Pirates came up short against the Lecanto Panthers on Friday, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Panthers are ranked 120th).
Crystal River's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6. As for Lecanto, they pushed their record up to 8-1-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Crystal River and Seven Rivers Christian will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Lecanto and Leesburg will compete for holiday cheer at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Lecanto is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.8 goals per game this season.
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