The Lejeune Devil Pups will head out on the road to face off against the Jones Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Lejeune's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against East Carteret on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-0 walloping 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 was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 13-4 defeat at the hands of Pamlico County.
Lejeune's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Jones, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Lejeune came up short against Jones in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 7-2. Can Lejeune avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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