The East Gaston Warriors only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 30-point they dealt the Cherryville Ironmen on Tuesday. East Gaston took their game at home with ease, bagging a 73-43 victory over Cherryville. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East Gaston.
Cherryville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Andron Patterson, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Darrien Floyd, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds.
East Gaston has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Cherryville, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
East Gaston will be playing at home against Shelby at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Shelby will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something East Gaston surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cherryville, they will head out on the road to square off against Highland Tech at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Highland Tech is coming into the contest with three straight defeats at home, meaning Cherryville will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
