In Thursday's league challenge, the Gainesville Red Elephants (Gainesville, GA) baseball squad edged the host Jackson County Panthers (Jefferson, GA), by a final score of 7-6.

With the win, Gainesville upgrades its record to 5-7 on the season. The Red Elephants travel to North Forsyth (Cumming, GA) to encounter the Raiders in a 6A Area 8 challenge on Friday, March 15. The Raiders come into the challenge with a record of 8-6. North Forsyth won 5-2 in their recent league challenge against Gainesville (Gainesville, GA)

With the defeat, Jackson County falls to 4-10 on the season. The Panthers travel to Lanier (Sugar Hill, GA) to encounter the Longhorns in a 6A Area 8 challenge on Friday, March 15. The Longhorns come into the challenge with a record of 6-10. Lanier lost 15-5 in their recent league challenge against Jackson County (Jefferson, GA)