Basketball Game Preview: North Gaston Wildcats vs. West Lincoln Rebels

The North Gaston Wildcats will square off against the West Lincoln Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Gaston will be strutting in after a win while West Lincoln will be coming in after a loss.

On Monday, North Gaston got the win against East Gaston by a conclusive 52-32. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won three in a row.

Jaleila Littlejohn

Points

12/08/25 vs East Gaston	39
12/05/25 vs Stuart W. Cramer	22
11/20/25 @ Cherryville	33
11/18/25 vs West Lincoln	27
11/14/25 vs East Gaston	37

Jaleila Littlejohn had another great game (as she tends to do), shooting 6-for-8 from deep and dropping a double-double with 39 points and 18 rebounds. Her big performance that evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least 22 points. Isabella Symonds was another key player, putting up five points and eight boards.

Meanwhile, West Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were outmatched by Stuart W. Cramer and fell 66-24. The Rebels were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-16.

West Lincoln now has a losing record of 3-4. As for North Gaston, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

North Gaston couldn't quite finish off West Lincoln in their previous meeting back in November and fell 46-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Rebels' Quinlyn Avery, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 16 rebounds. Now that the Wildcats know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.