Lake Weir has gone 5-0 against Crystal River recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Lake Weir Hurricanes will be playing at home against the Crystal River Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Lake Weir is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season.
Lake Weir easily dispatched Belleview last Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Lake Weir fell just short of South Sumter by a score of 51-49 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Hurricanes have suffered since January 19, 2024.
| 01/28/25 @ South Sumter | 5 |
| 12/12/24 @ Umatilla | 8 |
| 12/19/23 vs East Ridge | 8 |
| 12/15/23 @ Forest | 7 |
| 11/29/23 @ West Port | 7 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was John Smith, who went 7 for 17 on his way to 14 points and five boards. That's the most rebounds he has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Alcarlos Richard, who went 5 of 8 en route to 11 points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, Crystal River's game on Friday was all tied up 35-35 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 72-65 win over Weeki Wachee.
Lake Weir's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-10. As for Crystal River, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.
Lake Weir strolled past Crystal River in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 by a score of 65-51. Will Lake Weir repeat their success, or does Crystal River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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