East Gaston entered their match against Shelby on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Warriors fell 3-1 to the Golden Lions. While losing is never fun, East Gaston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 209th, while Shelby are ranked 86th).
East Gaston's goal came courtesy of Payton Lenox, who's now up to 12 this season.
This is the second loss in a row for East Gaston and nudges their season record down to 8-6-2. As for Shelby, the win keeps they at an undefeated 19-0.
Coming up, East Gaston will be playing at home against Ashbrook at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. East Gaston will be up against Ashbrook's rather soft defense (which has allowed 3.89 goals per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Shelby, they will challenge Cherryville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Shelby will be up against Cherryville's rather soft defense (which has allowed 5.41 goals per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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