Basketball Preview: Gainesville Red Elephants vs. Johns Creek Gladiators
The Gainesville Red Elephants are taking a road trip to square off against the Johns Creek Gladiators at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gainesville has four straight wins, Johns Creek has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While Gainesville didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took their matchup on Saturday with ease, bagging a 60-24 victory over Haralson County. Fans of the Red Elephants have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Gainesville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaucelyn Smith, who had 13 points. Smith is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Payne, who earned 11 points.
Meanwhile, a victory for Johns Creek just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 62-40 to Stephenson.
Gainesville's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Johns Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
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