The North Gaston Wildcats were not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. Their rough 84-62 loss to Ashbrook might stick with them for a while. 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 65th).
North Gaston lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jurnee Lattimore, who scored 14 points along with five assists and three steals. Markell Carothers was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with three steals.
North Gaston's loss dropped their record down to 4-21. As for Ashbrook, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-4.
North Gaston does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ashbrook, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 81-78 defeat vs. Kings Mountain on the 21st.
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