Crystal River played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Springstead Eagles, falling 68-36. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Keyrra Ruiz
| 01/28/25 @ Springstead | 5 |
| 01/23/25 vs Lecanto | 2 |
| 01/21/25 vs Citrus | 2 |
| 01/17/25 @ Nature Coast Tech | 2 |
| 01/14/25 vs Hernando | 2 |
Crystal River lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Keyrra Ruiz, who posted 15 points and five steals. Ruiz is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 12 games she's played. Sara Amsbury was another key player, putting up four points and five boards.
Springstead's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Briana Coleman, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Coleman a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of J'Ziyah Munford, who went 5 of 11 en route to 12 points in addition to eight assists and three steals.
Crystal River's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Springstead, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Crystal River will face off against Weeki Wachee at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Weeki Wachee has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Springstead, they will challenge Hernando at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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