If Jones was riding high off their 5-0 takedown of Northside - Pinetown last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Jones Trojans lost 9-0 to the East Carteret Mariners on Monday. While losing is never fun, Jones can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 465th, while East Carteret is ranked 140th).
Jones has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season. As for East Carteret, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-4 record this season.
Jones didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss vs. Southside on the 8th. East Carteret has also already played their next game, a 5-0 victory against Lejeune on the 8th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
