The North Gaston Wildcats struggled with assists on Friday (the Ashbrook Greenwave had eight more) and sadly the final score reflected it. North Gaston took a 66-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ashbrook. While losing is never fun, North Gaston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 487th, while Ashbrook is ranked 59th).
North Gaston's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Markell Carothers, who scored 25 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jurnee Lattimore, who scored 13 points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Leading Ashbrook to victory were Jamari Smith and Issac Byers Jr. Smith scored 15 points along with two steals, while Byers Jr scored 18 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Kenneth Greene Jr was another key contributor, scoring four points along with five assists.
North Gaston has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season. As for Ashbrook, they pushed their record up to 18-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
North Gaston will be playing at home against Crest at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crest knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 17 games -- so hopefully North Gaston likes a good challenge. As for Ashbrook, they will head out on the road to take on Stuart W. Cramer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Ashbrook's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven matches.
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