The Gainesville Hurricanes will head out on the road to challenge the Trinity Catholic Celtics at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Gainesville has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Trinity Catholic will arrive with three straight wins.
While it was all tied up 12-12 at halftime, Gainesville was not quite Hawthorne's equal in the second half on Friday. Gainesville was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 33-32 to Hawthorne.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jocelyn Wallace, who scored nine points along with nine rebounds and two steals. Jayden Terry was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with six rebounds.
Trinity Catholic posted their biggest win yet this season on Monday. They claimed a resounding 62-27 win over The Villages Charter on the road. 62 seems to be a good number for Trinity Catholic as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Gainesville's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Trinity Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
Gainesville didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Trinity Catholic in their previous matchup on January 4th, but they still walked away with a 39-33 victory. 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.
