The Gainesville Hurricanes are taking a road trip to square off against the Santa Fe Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gainesville is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
If Santa Fe heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Gainesville took over last week. Gainesville had just enough and edged P.K. Yonge out 48-45. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Blue Wave are ranked 307th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe won against Lake Weir last Tuesday with 52 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Santa Fe secured a 52-48 W over Hawthorne. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Gainesville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Santa Fe, their record now sits at 10-8.
Gainesville took their win against Santa Fe in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 84-61. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gainesville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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