Lejeune is 0-10 against East Carteret since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lejeune Devil Pups will head out on the road to face off against the East Carteret Mariners at 8:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Lejeune put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Southside 85-63. With Lejeune ahead 50-26 at the half, the match was all but over already.
It was another big night for Trevor Highsmith, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. He hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. Connor Shea was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, East Carteret beat Lejeune 77-73 last Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East Carteret.
East Carteret relied on the efforts of Shamel Baker, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds, and Charles Matheka, who scored 30 points along with five assists and three steals. Matheka has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Sean Walker, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Lejeune is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for East Carteret, their win bumped their record up to 15-8.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Lejeune have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31 rebounds per game. However, it's not like East Carteret struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.7 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lejeune came up short against East Carteret when the teams last played last Thursday, falling 77-73. Can Lejeune avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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