The Lecanto Panthers will face off against the Hernando Leopards at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lecanto is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Lecanto is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since October 20, 2023 on Saturday. They took a blow against Vanguard, falling 40-13. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Knights are ranked 43rd).
Although Lecanto took the loss, they still got scores from Kwauntace Joseph and Delonzo Washington.
Meanwhile, Hernando didn't have too much trouble with Pasco on the road last Friday as they won 28-13. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Leopards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hernando to victory, but perhaps none more so than Michael Saltsman, who rushed for 32 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 118 yards while completing 77.8% of his passes. Gabriel Sansone was another key back, gaining 145 total yards and a touchdown.
Lecanto moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Hernando, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Lecanto took their victory against Hernando when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 34-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lecanto since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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