The Hernando Leopards will head out on the road to square off against the South Sumter Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hernando has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while South Sumter will arrive with three straight wins.
Hernando is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Bishop McLaughlin Catholic on Friday. Hernando fell just short of Bishop McLaughlin Catholic by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that the Leopards have lost by just one goal.
Meanwhile, South Sumter hadn't done well against Crystal River recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. South Sumter's defense stepped up to hand Crystal River a 1-0 shutout. Give the Raiders' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Hernando's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10-1. As for South Sumter, the victory got them back to even at 6-6-5.
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