Crystal River and Vanguard are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2015, but likely not for long. The Crystal River Pirates will take on the Vanguard Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Crystal River's last three matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Crystal River is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Citrus 2-1.
Gracie Ulrich and Faith Holmes scored both of Crystal River's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Vanguard). They never let Dunnellon onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Monday. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by three goals or more this season.
Vanguard has also been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 75 goals over those 14 matchups. As for Crystal River, their win bumped their record up to 8-9-1.
Crystal River suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Vanguard in their previous meeting back in January of 2019. Can Crystal River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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