Gainesville's Russ Puckett, left, controls a pass in front of a Cedartown player in the Red Elephants' 4-0 win over Cedartown on Thursday at City Park.
GAINESVILLE -- The third-ranked Gainesville boys soccer team has made of habit of turning tough battles into blowouts this season.
Thursday night at City Park was no exception, as the Red Elephants scored twice in either half to pull out a 4-0 win over Cedartown in the first round of the state playoffs.