Gainesville won the last time they faced Eastside and things went their way on Friday too. The Gainesville Hurricanes walked away with a 51-43 victory over the Eastside Rams. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Rams are ranked 484th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastside lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Gavin Calleja, who posted four points. Another player making a difference was Jordan Johnson, who earned three points and five rebounds.
Gainesville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Eastside, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.
Gainesville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 65-56 win against St. John Paul II on the 11th. As for Eastside, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 71-55 loss against Wesley Chapel on the 11th.
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