Jones was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They came up short against the Lejeune Devil Pups, falling 9-0. 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 Lejeune, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-0-1.
Coming up, Jones will face off against East Carteret at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Jones will be up against East Carteret's rather soft defense (which has allowed 4.08 goals per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Lejeune, they will challenge Southside at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lejeune are facing Southside at the right time seeing as Southside are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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