Crystal River was the 41-40 winner over Hernando when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Crystal River Pirates were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 44-43 to the Hernando Leopards. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Leopards 14-4 in the first quarter.
Angel Hughes
| 01/14/25 vs Hernando | 6 |
| 01/10/25 vs Weeki Wachee | 5 |
| 12/03/24 vs Nature Coast Tech | 5 |
| 11/20/24 vs Belleview | 5 |
| 12/19/23 @ Springstead | 5 |
Crystal River lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Angel Hughes, who posted 15 points along with six rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance gave Hughes a new career-high in boards. Keyrra Ruiz was another key player, going 5 for 10 on her way to 16 points.
Even though they lost, Crystal River smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive contests.
Hernando was led to victory by Ayana Kincade and Aislin Ruppe. Kincade put up 24 points and six rebounds, while Ruppe scored eight points and five boards. The game was Kincade's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Aajyrah Adams, who earned two points.
Crystal River's record now sits at 6-8. As for Hernando, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-7.
Crystal River is taking a road trip to take on Nature Coast Tech at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Hernando, they will be playing at home against Citrus at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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