Crystal River is 2-8 against Weeki Wachee since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Crystal River Pirates will square off against the Weeki Wachee Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Crystal River is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Crystal River played in conference for the first time back in December of 2024 and they got just the result they we're looking for. Everything went their way against Lake Weir as Crystal River made off with a 45-20 win. The Pirates pushed the score to 37-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hurricanes had little chance of recovering from.
Madison Peightal
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Crystal River's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Madison Peightal, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance also gave Peightal a new career-high in steals (three). Another player making a difference was Aidian Cordero Santana, who posted nine points and seven steals.
Crystal River smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Weeki Wachee beat Lecanto 52-46 on Tuesday.
The victory got Crystal River back to even at 6-6. As for Weeki Wachee, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Crystal River was dealt a bruising 58-15 defeat at the hands of Weeki Wachee in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Crystal River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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