North Gaston has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Ashbrook Greenwave at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Gaston will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 506th, while Ashbrook is ranked 48th).
North Gaston struggled with assists on Tuesday (Kings Mountain had 16 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. North Gaston was outmatched by Kings Mountain on the road and fell 89-44. North Gaston was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 53-28.
North Gaston's loss came about despite a quality game from Markell Carothers, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds. Jurnee Lattimore was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Ashbrook's strategy against Forestview on Tuesday. Everything went Ashbrook's way against Forestview as Ashbrook made off with a 75-51 win.
North Gaston has not been sharp recently as the team's lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season. As for Ashbrook, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which somehow isn't as good as their 17-4 record this season.
North Gaston suffered a grim 80-57 defeat to Ashbrook in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ashbrook's Issac Byers Jr, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 assists. Now that North Gaston knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
