Hernando lost to Central back in December of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Leopards took a 60-45 bruising from the Bears. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 573rd, while the Bears are ranked 270th).
Despite the loss, Hernando still got an impressive performance from Blake Williams, who posted 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Blomberg, who put up eight points.
Braydon Prospero was his usual excellent self, shooting 47% from the field en route to 16 points along with seven boards and five assists for Central. Prospero has been hot recently, having also posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Joseph Greene, who went 6-for-11 to rack up 16 points in addition to eight rebounds and four blocks.
This is the second loss in a row for Hernando and nudges their season record down to 6-13. As for Central, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-2.
Looking ahead, Hernando will be playing at home against South Sumter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Central, they have already played their next game, a 68-40 defeat against Lakeland on the 17th.
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