The Crystal River Pirates will head out to challenge the Central Bears at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Crystal River is coming into the matchup on a 16-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Crystal River is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Citrus on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Crystal River was beaten by Citrus 45-0.
Even if they lost, Crystal River's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. Leading the way was Alanei Hart with four.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Central's offense. They took a hard 18-0 fall against Nature Coast Tech on Tuesday. The loss leaves the Bears still looking for their first win of the season.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Crystal River, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Crystal River suffered a grim 25-0 defeat to Central in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central's Delanee Duncan, who threw for 161 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of her passes. Now that Crystal River knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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