The Lanier Longhorns ran past the visiting Gainesville Red Elephants basketball team by a final score of 56-48 in Saturday's league game.

In their next game, the Longhorns face the Habersham Central Raiders (Mt. Airy, GA) in a AAAAAA Region 8 game, on Tuesday, January 17. Lanier will attempt to move on its 13-4 season record. The Raiders enter the game with a 11-5 record after their 73-50 league loss to North Forsyth (Cumming, GA).

With the defeat, Gainesville moves to 9-6 on the year. The Red elephants travel to Galloway (Atlanta, GA) to face the Scots in a non-league game on Monday, January 16. The Scots enter the game with a record of 11-7. Galloway lost 64-46 in their recent league game against St. Francis (Alpharetta, GA)