Jones hasn't had much luck against East Carteret recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Jones Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the East Carteret Mariners at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Jones is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Lejeune and fell 64-19. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 691st, while the Devil Pups are ranked 317th).
Meanwhile, East Carteret was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 63-61 heartbreaker at the hands of Southside.
Jones' defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for East Carteret, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Jones was dealt a bruising 65-24 defeat at the hands of East Carteret in their previous matchup on January 15th. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jones was down 36-16.
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