Columbia has won three straight games at home, while Gainesville has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Columbia Tigers will welcome the Gainesville Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but likely not for long.
It was a proper cat-fight when Columbia challenged Impact Christian Academy on Saturday. Columbia fell to Impact Christian Academy 57-53. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Lions are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, Gainesville's game on Thursday was all tied up 22-22 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They snuck past Santa Fe with a 56-52 victory.
Gainesville is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Columbia, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Columbia came up short against Gainesville when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 50-41. Can Columbia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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