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| 02/05/25 - Away | 41-40 W |
| 02/08/24 - Away | 61-27 W |
| 01/23/24 - Home | 65-31 W |
| 02/09/23 - Home | 51-13 W |
| 01/24/23 - Away | 65-28 W |
| + 5 more games |
East Carteret's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. They slipped by the Lejeune Devil Pups 41-40. The score was all tied up 17-17 at the break, but the Mariners were the better team in the second half.
Leading East Carteret to victory were Lyrik Oliver and Sophia Baker. Oliver posted 16 points, while Baker put up 15 points. Those 16 points gave Oliver a new career-high.
Despite the defeat, Lejeune saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Madison McQueen scored 23 points. That was a full 57.5% of Lejeune's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Scarlett McLean, who had ten points and seven rebounds.
East Carteret's record is now 3-13. As for Lejeune, their loss was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-16.
East Carteret didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 59-43 win against Southside on the 7th. As for Lejeune, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 62-14 defeat against Northside - Pinetown on the 7th.
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