The Seckinger Jaguars will challenge the Gainesville Red Elephants at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gainesville is facing Seckinger at the wrong time: Seckinger suffered their first home loss of the season on Monday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 56-40 bruising from the Eagles. The game marked the Jaguars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gainesville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They took down Johns Creek 65-47 on Tuesday. Given the Red Elephants' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Gladiators are ranked 72nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gainesville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Seckinger, their loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-8.
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