Gainesville is 0-4 against Buford since December of 2014 but things could change on Saturday. The Gainesville Red Elephants will head out on the road to take on the Buford Wolves at 2:00 p.m. Gainesville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.9 points per game this season.
Gainesville is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Perry: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Gainesville blew Perry out of the water with an 81-43 final score. The Red Elephants have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 23 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gainesville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaucelyn Smith, who posted 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayla Mintz, who put up 14 points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Buford, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in December of 2024. They enjoyed a cozy 61-44 win over Carver on Friday. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Tigers are ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory was the third in a row for Gainesville, bringing their record for this year to 9-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Buford, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Gainesville was taken down by Buford 68-25 when the teams last played back in December of 2019. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Gainesville was down 38-9.
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