The Crystal River Pirates will square off against the Lake Weir Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Crystal River: 17.4, Lake Weir: 13.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Crystal River's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Lecanto offense got past them. Crystal River was outmatched by Lecanto at home and fell 35-7. The matchup marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lake Weir was able to grind out a solid victory over Trenton on Friday, taking the game 27-16. That's two games straight that the Hurricanes have won by exactly 11 points.
The loss snapped Crystal River's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for Lake Weir, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Crystal River against Lake Weir in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 50-0 victory. Does Crystal River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Weir turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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