East Gaston was the 66-64 winner over Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The East Gaston Warriors took a 64-49 bruising from the Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy Gryphons on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 606th, while the Gryphons are ranked 269th).
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sajuka Riley, who posted ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Reid, who scored eight points.
East Gaston dropped their record down to 2-13 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-3.
East Gaston didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 89-58 defeat against Burns on the 17th. As for Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 69-40 victory against Pinnacle Classical Academy on the 20th.
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