Hernando has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the Central Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-14, which was the final score in Hernando's tilt against Springstead on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Leopards in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 12-0 shutout.
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.
Hernando's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Central, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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