Springstead won the last time they faced Crystal River and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Springstead Eagles came out on top against the Crystal River Pirates by a score of 56-45. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 50.1 points per game.
| 01/08/25 vs Crystal River | 8 |
| 12/17/24 vs Citrus | 6 |
| 01/02/25 vs Leto | 5 |
| 01/03/25 vs Mitchell | 3 |
| 12/20/24 vs Mitchell | 3 |
Springstead had a senior duo take command as Zion McKenzie went 9 of 12 on his way to 21 points and eight steals and Ryan Sayre went 9 of 19 on his way to 28 points. Those eight steals set a new season-high mark for McKenzie. The team also got some help courtesy of Alejandro Arenas, who posted two points and ten rebounds.
Despite the defeat, Crystal River saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ej Jenkins put up 12 points and eight rebounds. Jenkins has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gavin Eddings, who had six points.
Springstead is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Crystal River, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-6.
Springstead wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 58-43 victory against Hernando on the 10th. As for Crystal River, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 51-42 win against Hudson on the 9th.
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