East Gaston saw some tournament action on Friday. They were dealt a 78-7 loss at the hands of the Clover Blue Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 514th in North Carolina, while the Blue Eagles are ranked 22nd in South Carolina).
Despite the defeat, East Gaston saw an underclassman step up: freshman Lilly Rymer posted five points.
Clover's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Samara Lucas, who went 6 of 7 on her way to 15 points and three steals. Lucas has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Lewter, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 13 points and four steals.
East Gaston dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Clover, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
East Gaston and Gaffney will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Gaffney will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something East Gaston surely won't give up without a fight. As for Clover, they and Cross Creek will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Clover is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.5 points per game this season.
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