Gainesville is 0-6 against Battlefield since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Gainesville Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Battlefield Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Gainesville scored the most points they've had all season to find success last Tuesday. They blew past Unity Reed 78-54. Given Gainesville's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while Unity Reed is ranked 381st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Battlefield only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 32-point they dealt Unity Reed on Tuesday. Battlefield blew past Unity Reed, posting a 85-53 win on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Battlefield.
Gainesville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Battlefield, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Gainesville couldn't quite finish off Battlefield in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 49-47. Can Gainesville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
