The Crystal River Pirates are on the road again on Saturday to play the Springstead Eagles at 9:00 a.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Friday, Crystal River came up short against Lecanto and fell 2-0.
Crystal River was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Springstead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Citrus by a score of 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Springstead sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-20, 20-25, 16-14.
Crystal River's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Springstead, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Crystal River skirted past Springstead 3-2 in their previous meeting on Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crystal River since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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