Crystal River won the last time they faced Dunnellon, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Crystal River Pirates came out on top against the Dunnellon Tigers by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Crystal River had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 25-6, 25-17.
Crystal River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Dunnellon lost, don't look at Samantha Bernstein. Despite the final result, she had 18 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Mahns, who had seven digs, three kills, two aces, and a block.
Crystal River's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-11. As for Dunnellon, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season.
Crystal River has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Lecanto on the 4th. As for Dunnellon, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withWildwood at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dunnellon is facing Wildwood at the right time seeing as Wildwood is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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