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| 11/19/25 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 11/22/24 - Home | 7-0 W |
| 12/01/23 - Away | 5-0 W |
| 12/16/22 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 11/14/22 - Away | 10-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Central and Hernando are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but likely not for long. The Bears will venture away from home to take on the Leopards at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Central is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Nature Coast Tech on Wednesday. The Bears fell just short of the Sharks by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 541st, while Nature Coast Tech are ranked 226th).
Central's goal came courtesy of Yovani Pita, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, Hernando was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 6-0 to Citrus.
Hernando's loss dropped their record down to 1-11-2. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8-1.
Everything went Central's way against Hernando in their previous matchup back in November of 2025, as Central made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
