The Gainesville Hurricanes basketball squad (Gainesville, FL), was nudged 49-48 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Newberry Panthers (Newberry, FL)

With the victory, Newberry advances its record to 9-5 on the year. The Panthers host P.K. Yonge (Gainesville, FL) to meet the Blue Wave in a battle on Thursday, January 30. The Blue Wave enter the battle with a record of 6-8. P.K. Yonge lost 55-40 in their recent non-league battle against Forest (Ocala, FL)

The Hurricanes now own a 8-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Eastside for a non-league battle on Friday, January 31. Gainesville will meet a Rams squad coming off a 56-54 league win over P.K. Yonge (Gainesville, FL). The Rams record now stands at 3-4.