Florida High School Basketball - Lecanto overwhelms Hernando
January 29, 2019: Lecanto, FL 34461 Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Lecanto Panthers (Lecanto, FL) and the visiting Hernando Leopards (Brooksville, FL), saw Lecanto's basketball squad wallop Hernando by a tally of 87-64.
With the victory, Lecanto improves its record to 10-9 on the campaign. The Panthers host Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, FL) to play the Sharks in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 1. The Sharks come into the challenge with a record of 18-5. Nature Coast Tech won 48-46 in their recent non-league challenge against Springstead (Spring Hill, FL)
Next up, the Leopards play the Crystal River Pirates (Crystal River, FL) in a 6A District 7 challenge, on Friday, February 1. Hernando will attempt to improve on its 9-12 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 15-5 record after their 79-39 non-league win over Dixie County (Cross City, FL).