There's no place like home for Crystal River, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They managed a 63-57 victory over the Nature Coast Tech Sharks on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Pirates: when they faced off against the Sharks back in December of 2024, they had to take a 58-40 defeat.
Jake Yost
| 01/17/25 vs Nature Coast Tech | 8 |
| 12/13/24 vs Citrus | 6 |
| 12/28/24 vs Jefferson | 6 |
| 11/22/24 vs Central | 6 |
| 11/20/24 vs Belleview | 5 |
Crystal River was led to victory by Jake Yost and Gavin Eddings. Yost went 7 of 11 en route to 21 points and eight assists, while Eddings posted 14 points in addition to five assists and three steals. The dominant performance gave Yost a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Jordan Dumal, who put up six points and five rebounds.
Crystal River has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.4 points per game. As for Nature Coast Tech, they moved to 10-8 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Crystal River will venture away from home to face off against Citrus at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crystal River is facing Citrus at the right time seeing as Citrus is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Nature Coast Tech, they will take on Weeki Wachee at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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