Basketball Recap: Lejeune Takes a Loss

Lejeune was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a blow against the Pamlico County Hurricanes, falling 65-20. While losing is never fun, the Devil Pups can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 551st, while the Hurricanes are ranked 95th).

Scarlett McLean was Lejeune's leading scorer, having posted six points. Madison McQueen held things down on the boards with five rebounds.

Leading Pamlico County to victory were Sydney Whitley-Reese and Nya Clark. Whitley-Reese went 9 for 19 on her way to 20 points in addition to seven steals and five boards, while Clark went 10 of 16 en route to 22 points and five steals. Whitley-Reese is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last 16 games she's played dating back to last season. Kyliyah Barber was another key player, putting up ten points along with five rebounds and four steals.

Lejeune's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Pamlico County, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-2.

Lejeune wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 63-32 loss against Southside on the 17th. Pamlico County has also already played their next match (against East Carteret), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.