The Lejeune Devil Pups managed to keep up with the East Carteret Mariners until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Lejeune ended up on the wrong side of a tough 87-63 walloping at the hands of East Carteret. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Several Devil Pups players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Trevor Highsmith, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. Highsmith hasn't dropped below 21 points for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Devon Charles, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Carteret to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shamel Baker, who dropped a triple-double on 26 points, ten rebounds, and 12 assists. Baker continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Charles Matheka, who scored 31 points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
Lejeune's defeat dropped their record down to 12-12. As for East Carteret, they pushed their record up to 16-8 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Lejeune does not have any more games scheduled as of now. East Carteret also has no future games currently scheduled.
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