The Crystal River Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Dunnellon Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crystal River has given up an average of 63.5 points per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Crystal River is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 79-78 to Lecanto. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Victor Christmas
| 12/05/25 vs Lecanto | 56% |
| 12/02/25 vs Nature Coast Tech | 78% |
| 11/29/25 vs Tavares | 57% |
| 11/21/25 vs Citrus | 53% |
| 11/19/25 @ Lake Weir | 45% |
| + 2 more games |
Crystal River's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jake Yost, who posted 25 points along with six assists and six boards, and Victor Christmas, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 20 rebounds. Christmas is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Thomas Turk, who earned 12 points.
Meanwhile, Dunnellon strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came out on top against Chiefland by a score of 50-40.
Dunnellon's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Crystal River, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Crystal River lost to Dunnellon on the road by a decisive 75-60 margin when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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