The Gainesville Red Elephants will head out to face off against the Lanier Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Gainesville is headed into Friday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. The game between them and Roswell didn't end well, with Gainesville falling 45-30. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Red Elephants came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Hornets are ranked 282nd).
Meanwhile, Lanier was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 49-48 to Milton.
Lanier's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Gainesville, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2.
Gainesville came up short against Lanier in their previous meeting back in February, falling 52-45. Can Gainesville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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