Baseball Preview: Lejeune Devil Pups vs. Jones Trojans
Lejeune is on an 11-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Jones a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Lejeune Devil Pups will take on the Jones Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Lejeune's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against East Carteret on Friday. They fell victim to a tough 12-0 defeat at the hands of the Mariners. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Lejeune's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Even though they lost, Lejeune didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of ten games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Jones suffered a rough 14-6 loss at the hands of Southside on Thursday.
Lejeune's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Jones, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Lejeune came up short against Jones in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 7-2. Can Lejeune avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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