Lejeune is 0-10 against Northside - Pinetown since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lejeune Devil Pups will head out on the road to face off against the Northside - Pinetown Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Lejeune will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Lejeune pushed their score all the way to 14 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Lakewood by a score of 16-14.
Xander Antonio was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Antonio has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Antonio was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Gage Quillen led a balanced group of hitters, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Roman Wells, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Lejeune didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Northside - Pinetown's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Perquimans by a score of 3-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Northside - Pinetown has scored all season.
Lejeune's record is now 0-5. As for Northside - Pinetown, their record now sits at 4-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lejeune has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northside - Pinetown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 strikeouts per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lejeune suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Northside - Pinetown when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Lejeune avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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