Preview: East Carteret Mariners vs. Lejeune Devil Pups
East Carteret is 10-0 against Lejeune since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The East Carteret Mariners will look to defend their home court against the Lejeune Devil Pups at 8:30 p.m. East Carteret knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 11 matches -- so hopefully Lejeune likes a good challenge.
Even though Lejeune scored an imposing 73 points last Thursday, East Carteret still came out on top. East Carteret managed a 77-73 win over Lejeune.
East Carteret had a senior duo take command as Charles Matheka scored 30 points along with five assists and three steals and Shamel Baker almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Matheka hasn't dropped below 19 points for 11 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Walker, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
East Carteret is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Lejeune, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. East Carteret hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 70.2 points per game. However, it's not like Lejeune struggles in that department as they've been averaging 67 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
East Carteret didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Lejeune in their previous matchup last Thursday, but they still walked away with a 77-73 victory. Will East Carteret repeat their success, or does Lejeune have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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