The East Gaston Warriors will take on the Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors in a tournament on Friday.
East Gaston is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against South Point on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Gaston might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting South Point an easy 73-48 win. The Warriors were down 61-32 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Metrolina Christian Academy strolled past Lee Park Prep with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 58-44. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
East Gaston better keep an eye on Deangelo Walker. He was instrumental in Metrolina Christian Academy's win, almost dropping a double-double on 24 points and nine steals. The dominant performance gave Walker a new career-high in points. Malachi Wilson was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Metrolina Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for East Gaston, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
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