Hernando won the last time they faced Citrus, and things went their way on Friday too. The Hernando Leopards came out on top against the Citrus Hurricanes by a score of 7-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hernando.
For Citrus' part, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cade Arnold, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
Even though they lost, Citrus didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Hernando is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Citrus, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17.
Hernando will be playing in front of their home fans against Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hernando is on a three-game streak of home wins, Central a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Citrus, they will head out on the road to square off against Nature Coast Tech at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Nature Coast Tech's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Citrus' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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