North Gaston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 66-51 bruising from the Crest Chargers. 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 455th, while the Chargers are ranked 58th).
Despite the loss, North Gaston still got an impressive performance from Jalen Howard, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 17 points and three blocks. Tavier Medlin was another key player, putting up seven points.
Leading Crest to victory were Lyrik Pettis and Cal Pass Jr.. Pettis went 8 of 16 en route to 22 points, while Pass Jr. dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Pass Jr. has been hot recently, having posted ten or more boards the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was D'Various Surratt, who posted ten points.
North Gaston's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Crest, their record is now 13-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Gaston will square off against Huss at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Huss knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully North Gaston likes a good challenge. As for Crest, they will challenge Forestview at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crest is facing Forestview at the right time seeing as Forestview is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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