Crystal River and Springstead are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Crystal River Pirates just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Springstead Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Crystal River focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up eight on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Crystal River was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 53-47 to Belleview.
Despite the loss, Crystal River had strong showings from Keyrra Ruiz Ruiz, who went 7 for 13 en route to 16 points plus two steals and two blocks, and Angel Hughes, who went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds and three blocks. Another player making a difference was Madison Peightal, who earned six points in addition to seven blocks.
Meanwhile, Springstead couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were outmatched by West Port at home and fell 61-32. The Eagles were down 52-24 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Crystal River was dealt a bruising 69-23 defeat at the hands of Springstead when the teams last played back in January. Thankfully for Crystal River, Malanie Francis (who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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