Hernando Leopards (Brooksville, FL) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting Weeki Wachee Hornets (Weeki Wachee, FL), 64-61 in a league challenge.

With the victory, Hernando improves its record to 4-3 on the campaign. The Leopards host Lecanto (Lecanto, FL) to confront the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, December 14. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 6-1. Lecanto won 78-35 in their recent non-league challenge against Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, FL)

Next up, the Hornets confront the Sunlake Seahawks (Land O' Lakes, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 16. Weeki Wachee will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record. The Seahawks come into the challenge with a 5-3 record after their 58-49 non-league win over Fivay (Hudson, FL).