East Carteret is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Jones a six-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The East Carteret Mariners will host the Jones Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
East Carteret is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten goals last Wednesday, they were much more limited against Havelock last Thursday. They came up short against the Rams, falling 8-1. East Carteret fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against Havelock since last Thursday.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Jones' offense. They lost 9-0 to Lejeune on Thursday. 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 537th, while Lejeune are ranked 187th).
Jones' loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for East Carteret, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
East Carteret took their victory against Jones in their previous meeting on April 9th by a conclusive 9-0 score. Do the Mariners have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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