The Crystal River Pirates will challenge the Santa Fe Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crystal River is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Crystal River is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Lake Weir by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe made easy work of North Marion on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-19, 25-5.
Crystal River better focus on containing Karlee Noah and Morgan Lawson as the pair were huge in Santa Fe's win. Noah had 11 digs and four aces, while Lawson had six aces and five digs. Those six aces gave Lawson a new career-high.
Santa Fe was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Santa Fe's victory bumped their record up to 17-9. As for Crystal River, their win bumped their record up to 11-14.
Crystal River suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Santa Fe when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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