If Crystal River was riding high fresh off their 45-20 takedown of Lake Weir back in December of 2024, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Crystal River Pirates were beaten by the Weeki Wachee Hornets 54-11 on Friday. The matchup marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Crystal River still got an impressive performance from Aidian Cordero Santana, who posted three points and four steals.
Joelys Rodriquez was her usual excellent self, putting up 18 points in addition to eight assists and eight steals for Weeki Wachee. Rodriquez is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Halter, who had 11 points and three steals.
Pirates
| 01/10/25 vs Weeki Wachee | 11-54 |
| 12/19/24 @ Lake Weir | 45-20 |
| 12/17/24 vs Central | 52-14 |
| 12/13/24 @ Citrus | 46-43 |
| 12/11/24 vs North Marion | 42-57 |
Crystal River moved to 6-7 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Weeki Wachee, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
Crystal River will challenge Hernando at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Weeki Wachee, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-18 victory against South Sumter on the 13th.
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