North Gaston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They came up short against the South Point Red Raiders, falling 92-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (59), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Markell Carothers
| 02/14/25 @ South Point | 36 |
| 02/11/25 vs Ashbrook | 18 |
| 02/07/25 vs Kings Mountain | 16 |
| 02/04/25 vs Forestview | 25 |
| 01/31/25 @ Stuart W. Cramer | 31 |
| 01/28/25 @ Huss | 18 |
When it comes to explaining why North Gaston lost, don't look at Markell Carothers. Despite the final result, he posted 36 points and six rebounds. The matchup was Carothers' sixth in a row with at least 16 points. Brandon Flowers also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
OB Lowery Jr. continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for South Point, going 14-for-26 en route to 39 points. Lowery Jr. is becoming a predictor of South Point's success: when he posts at least 25 points the team is undefeated (and 9-11 when he doesn't). Cayden Rumph was another key player, going 7-for-16 to rack up 15 points along with seven assists and seven boards.
North Gaston's loss dropped their record down to 6-18. As for South Point, their win bumped their record up to 13-11.
North Gaston does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Point, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-66 defeat against A.C. Reynolds on the 25th.
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