The Lake Weir Hurricanes and the Crystal River Pirates will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Weir will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Lake Weir is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 51-21 loss at the hands of North Marion. The Hurricanes were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 26-4.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Crystal River on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Central out of the water with a 52-14 final score. The Pirates pushed the score to 50-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears had no chance of recovering from.
Crystal River's win came from a few key players Lake Weir will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Keyrra Ruiz, who went 6 of 10 en route to 16 points. She has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Aidian Cordero Santana, who went 6 for 8 on her way to 15 points.
Crystal River smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in eight consecutive games.
Lake Weir's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Crystal River, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
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