If North Gaston was riding high fresh off their 14-0 takedown of Ashbrook last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The North Gaston Wildcats came up short against the East Gaston Warriors on Wednesday, falling 23-10. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.
North Gaston got a big performance out of Skylar Smith, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Taylor Postell was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
North Gaston now has a losing record of 2-3. As for East Gaston, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Gaston will face off against Stuart W. Cramer at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Gaston has given up an average of 11 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for East Gaston, they will challenge Bessemer City at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bessemer City has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.75 runs per game on average), something East Gaston will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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