North Gaston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by the Ashbrook Greenwave and fell 75-40. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 448th, while the Greenwave are ranked 43rd).
Defeat or not, North Gaston got some senior leadership from Markell Carothers and Jaylen Hill. Carothers went 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points, while Hill posted seven points and six rebounds. That was a full 37.5% of North Gaston's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ashbrook to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jayden Armstrong, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards. Those 11 rebounds gave Armstrong a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Issac Byers Jr., who went 6 for 12 en route to 15 points and three steals.
North Gaston's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Ashbrook, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Gaston will face off against South Point at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Gaston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.3 points per game this season. As for Ashbrook, they will challenge Huss at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ashbrook is on a 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Huss a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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