Florida High School Basketball - Gainesville overwhelms Leesburg
(January 6, 2009: Gainesville, FL 32609) Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the
Gainesville Hurricanes (Gainesville, FL) and the visiting
Leesburg Yellowjackets (Leesburg, FL), saw
Gainesville's basketball squad trounce
Leesburg by a score of
74-39.
With the victory,
Gainesville improves its record to 11-3 on the campaign. The Hurricanes travel to
Eastside (Gainesville, FL) to battle the Rams in a
5A District 4 challenge on Friday, January 9. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 6-3.
Eastside won
55-53 in their recent league challenge against
Vanguard (Ocala, FL)
Next up, the Yellowjackets battle the
Lake Weir Hurricanes (Ocala, FL) in a
5A District 4 challenge, on Friday, January 9.
Leesburg will attempt to improve on its 7-8 season record. The Hurricanes come into the challenge with a 7-4 record after their
52-48 non-league loss to
North Marion (Citra, FL).