Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Gainesville Hurricanes (Gainesville, FL) and the host Buchholz Bobcats (Gainesville, FL), saw Gainesville's basketball squad hold off Buchholz by a tally of 56-54.

With the victory, Gainesville improves its record to 12-2 on the campaign. The Hurricanes host Newberry (Newberry, FL) to confront the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 1-3.

Next up, the Bobcats confront the Vanguard Knights (Ocala, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 27. Buchholz will attempt to improve on its 9-2 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 11-3 record after their 55-54 non-league win over Forest (Ocala, FL).