Lejeune is 0-10 against East Carteret since April of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. Lejeune will head out on the road to take on East Carteret at 6:00 p.m. Lejeune has given up an average of 10.8 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lejeune is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They lost 16-1 to Pamlico County.
Lejeune saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Velez, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, East Carteret put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Jones get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Mariners, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Eli Jenkins, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Piner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
East Carteret lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since the start of last season.
East Carteret pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lejeune, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Lejeune suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to East Carteret in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Lejeune avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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