Jones managed to keep up with East Carteret until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Jones Trojans lost 57-37 to the East Carteret Mariners. The Trojans have struggled against the Mariners recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Lukas Styron had an outrageously good game for East Carteret as he went 9 for 17 on his way to 22 points and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Styron a new career-high in rebounds (four). Another player making a difference was Jayedon Watson, who posted ten points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Jones' record now sits at 1-15. As for East Carteret, they moved to 4-9 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Jones will square off against Northside - Pinetown at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for East Carteret, they will face off against Pamlico County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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