Basketball Recap: Lejeune Skates Past Jones with Ease

Lejeune won the last time they faced Jones and things went their way on Thursday too. The Lejeune Devil Pups blew past the Jones Trojans, posting an 83-28 victory. The Devil Pups have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lejeune to victory, but perhaps none more so than Devon Charles, who went 9-for-16 to rack up 22 points in addition to eight assists and eight boards. Charles' evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Shea, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds.

Devil Pups

Assists

02/13/25 vs Jones	25
02/11/25 @ East Carteret	9
02/07/25 @ Northside - Pinetown	10
02/05/25 vs East Carteret	19
02/04/25 vs Southside	19
+ 20 more games

Charles wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Lejeune was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.

Lejeune is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points over those games. As for Jones, they dropped their record down to 1-20 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Lejeune does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jones, they will take on Pamlico County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.