Lejeune hasn't had much luck against East Carteret recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lejeune Devil Pups will venture away from home to square off against the East Carteret Mariners at 6:00 p.m.
Lejeune is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Northside - Pinetown and fell 62-14. While losing is never fun, the Devil Pups can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while the Panthers are ranked 161st).
Madison McQueen was Lejeune's leading scorer, having posted 11 points. Tiara Davis held things down on the boards with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Carteret). They strolled past Southside with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 59-43. The Mariners didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this win makes it their second in a row.
East Carteret's victory bumped their record up to 4-13. As for Lejeune, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-17.
Lejeune and East Carteret were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup on Wednesday, but Lejeune came up empty-handed after a 41-40 loss. Can Lejeune avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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