North Gaston hasn't had much luck against South Point recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m. North Gaston has given up an average of 7.3 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
North Gaston is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Crest, falling 5-0.
Meanwhile, South Point waltzed into their game on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Their defense stepped up to hand the Mountaineers a 5-0 shutout. Considering South Point have won ten contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Kings Mountain from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
South Point pushed their record up to 11-2-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four matchups. As for North Gaston, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
North Gaston might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from South Point when the teams last played back in March. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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