Lejeune is 0-9-1 against East Carteret since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lejeune Devil Pups will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Carteret Mariners at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Carteret is hoping to do on Wednesday what Southside couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Lejeune's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Lejeune never let Southside onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. Give Lejeune's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
They hit Southside with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Idalyz Small (2),
Scarlett McLean, and
Jazzalynn Miller.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, East Carteret made sure to put some goals up on the board against Jones on Monday. They put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 9-0 victory. Given East Carteret's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 144th, while Jones is ranked 466th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lejeune's win bumped their record up to 13-0-1. As for East Carteret, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-4 record this season.
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