Basketball Game Preview: Gainesville Hurricanes vs. Columbia Tigers

Gainesville and Columbia are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Gainesville Hurricanes will be playing at home against the Columbia Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gainesville is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.

If Columbia heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Gainesville took over last week. Gainesville secured a 56-52 W over Santa Fe on Thursday.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Columbia took on Impact Christian Academy on Saturday. Columbia took a 57-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Impact Christian Academy.

Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Gainesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.

Gainesville was able to grind out a solid win over Columbia in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 50-41. Will Gainesville repeat their success, or does Columbia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.