Lejeune was the 5-2 winner over Jones when they last played one another on Friday, but their luck changed this time around. The Lejeune Devil Pups lost 13-1 to the Jones Trojans on Friday.
Lejeune saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Moore, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Lejeune didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their tenth loss (out of 12 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
On Jones' side, the team relied heavily on Justin Mustachia, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Leven Jenkins, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Lejeune's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Jones, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-15.
Lejeune is on the road again on Tuesday to play Southside at 7:00 p.m. Lejeune has given up an average of 10.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Jones, they will head out on the road to face off against Northside - Pinetown at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jones is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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