The Gainesville Red Elephants ran past the host Habersham Central Raiders basketball team by a final score of 82-69 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Red Elephants face the Apalachee Wildcats (Winder, GA) in a AAAAAA Region 8 game, on Tuesday, January 10. Gainesville will attempt to move on its 7-5 season record. The Wildcats enter the game with a 5-10 record after their 44-34 league loss to Shiloh (Snellville, GA).

With the defeat, Habersham Central moves to 10-4 on the year. The Raiders travel to Apalachee (Winder, GA) to face the Wildcats in a AAAAAA Region 8 game on Friday, January 13. The Wildcats enter the game with a record of 5-10.