The Citrus Hurricanes will face off against the Hernando Leopards at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Citrus is looking for their season's first win.
Citrus' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Lecanto on Friday. They had to suffer through a 60-0 loss at the hands of the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 488th, while the Panthers are ranked 173rd).
Meanwhile, Hernando strolled past Pasco with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 28-13. The victory made it back-to-back wins 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.
Citrus' defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Hernando, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Citrus suffered a grim 31-6 defeat to Hernando in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Citrus avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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