After each having a week off, the Crystal River Pirates and The Villages Charter Buffalo will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
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 contest marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, The Villages Charter fell victim to Tavares and their airtight defense last Friday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 22-0. That makes it the first time this season the Buffalo have let down their home crowd.
The loss snapped Crystal River's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for The Villages Charter, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2.
Crystal River was taken down by The Villages Charter 49-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Crystal River was down 35-0.
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