Central is 1-6 against Hernando since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Central Bears will stay at home for another week and welcome the Hernando Leopards at 7:30 p.m. Central will be strutting in after a victory while Hernando will be coming in after a defeat.
Central's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Umatilla by a score of 12-0.
The critical scores for Central came from Alvin Cortes and Nick Demos.
Central wouldn't let Umatilla keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Terrell Burton was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Hernando took a blow against Springstead on Friday, falling 51-14. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 381st, while the Eagles are ranked 132nd).
Central's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-2. As for Hernando, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
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