| 01/31/25 vs Springstead | 21 |
| 01/22/25 vs Hudson | 17 |
| 12/28/24 vs Spring Hill Christian Academy | 17 |
| 01/14/25 vs Crystal River | 15 |
| 12/27/24 @ Bishop McLaughlin Catholic | 14 |
Hernando had won four straight home games and Sam Jackson did his part to make it five on Friday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, the Hernando Leopards made off with a 58-57 win over the Springstead Eagles thanks in part to Jackson, who went 8 for 13 en route to 21 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Zion McKenzie, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 16 points and three steals. McKenzie is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Alejandro Arenas, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 boards.
Hernando has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Springstead, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-10.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Hernando has already played their next contest (against Citrus), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Springstead has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Belleview.
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