Basketball Recap: Hernando Piles Up the Points Against Central

Leopards

Team Score

12/10/24 vs Central	67
11/18/24 vs Angeline Academy of Innovation	56
12/06/24 vs Crystal River	40
11/19/24 @ Citrus	29
11/22/24 @ Weeki Wachee	20

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hernando). They took their match on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 67-19 win over the Central Bears. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Leopards also won the last time the pair played back in February.

Leading Hernando to victory were Aislin Ruppe and Ayana Kincade. Ruppe posted 26 points, while Kincade scored 19 points. Ruppe is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games.

Despite the loss, Central still got an impressive performance from Delanee Duncan, who had eight points.

Hernando moved to 2-3 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Central, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

Hernando didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 55-42 win against South Sumter on the 11th. As for Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 44-38 victory against Pasco on the 12th.