Preview: Crest Chargers vs. North Gaston Wildcats
The Crest Chargers will head out on the road to square off against the North Gaston Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Crest's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven matchups.
Crest pushed their score all the way to 62 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 73-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Point.
Meanwhile, North Gaston's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their eighth straight loss. They fell to Ashbrook 46-40.
Despite the loss, North Gaston saw an underclassman step up: Jaleila Littlejohn scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. That was a full 50% of North Gaston's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Whitney Brown was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with eight rebounds.
Crest's loss dropped their record down to 13-5. As for North Gaston, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-18.
Everything went Crest's way against North Gaston in their previous meeting back in January as Crest made off with a 63-43 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Littlejohn, who scored 30 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Crest still be able to contain Littlejohn? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
