North Gaston hasn't had much luck against Crest recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the North Gaston Wildcats will get right back to it and host the Crest Chargers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
North Gaston is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They came up short against South Point, falling 70-48. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 448th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 212th).
Meanwhile, Crest entered their matchup against Kings Mountain on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Crest fell just short of Kings Mountain by a score of 60-57. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Chargers have suffered since January 30, 2024.
North Gaston will have to contain Cal Pass Jr. as he made an impact in Crest's last game. He dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 boards. Those 13 rebounds gave Pass Jr. a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lyrik Pettis, who posted nine points along with eight boards and five assists.
Even though they lost, Crest smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive games.
North Gaston's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Crest, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-2.
North Gaston was dealt a bruising 69-24 loss at the hands of Crest in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point North Gaston was down 34-13.
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