Baseball Recap: Lejeune triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Gage Quillen

By Team Reports Apr 29, 2024, 9:29am

Baseball Recap: Lejeune Devil Pups vs. Jones Trojans

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against East Carteret, Lejeune was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Jones Trojans. For Lejeune, this counts as revenge for the 7-2 loss Jones walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.

Gage Quillen was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.

On Jones' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyland Howard, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Lejeune's victory bumped their record up to 2-13. As for Jones, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Lejeune by a score of 13-1 later that day.

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