While it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, East Gaston was not quite Shelby's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell just short of the Golden Lions by a score of 2-1. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of four yellow cards before it was all over.
East Gaston's goal came courtesy of Chris Castejon, who's now up to four this season.
This is the second loss in a row for East Gaston and nudges their season record down to 2-11-1. As for Shelby, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-8-3.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. East Gaston will face off against rival Lincolnton at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Shelby is set to take on their familiar foe Cherryville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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