The Red Elephants (20-6, 19-3 in region) were tied with Flowery Branch for first place in the 7-AAA standings heading into Friday's game. The Falcons (24-2, 20-2) beat Lumpkin County 4-3 in eight innings to win the region title outright.
Gainesville next will take on Westminster beginning next Friday at Ivey-Watson Field in a best-of-three first round series of the Class AAA playoffs.
A doubleheader is scheduled for Friday with Game 3, if necessary, set for Saturday.
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