After flying high against Bessemer City last Thursday, East Gaston came back down to earth. East Gaston fell just short of the Shelby Golden Lions by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. 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 205th, while Shelby are ranked 73rd).
East Gaston hit Shelby with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Alexa Cloninger, Kayla Maiers, and Patience Shaw.
East Gaston has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-4-1 record this season. Shelby's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. East Gaston will take on rival Cherryville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Shelby is set to challenge their familiar foe Highland Tech at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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