In what's become a running theme this season, East Carteret gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They never let the Lejeune Devil Pups onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but East Carteret sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Lukas Styron and Tanner Goodwin were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Styron pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Goodwin didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Styron scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Goodwin went 1-for-2 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Eli Jenkins was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Piner, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
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.
East Carteret's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Lejeune, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Carteret will take on Northside - Pinetown at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Carteret: 3.7, Northside - Pinetown: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lejeune, they will be playing at home against Jones at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lejeune is facing Jones at the right time seeing as Jones is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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