The East Gaston Warriors basketball team (Mt. Holly, NC), was nudged 74-68 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Shelby Golden Lions (Shelby, NC)

The Golden Lions now possess a 14-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Thomas Jefferson for a 1A/2A Southern Piedmont battle on Tuesday, February 13. Shelby will confront a Gryphons team coming off a 68-37 league loss to Burns (Lawndale, NC). The Gryphons record now stands at 9-13.

The Warriors (14-8) will now prepare for their battle against Burns (Lawndale, NC). The Bulldogs come into the 1A/2A Southern Piedmont battle with a 11-10 record. In their last battle, Burns edged Bessemer City (Bessemer City, NC), 71-54, in a league battle.