Football Preview: Lejeune Devil Pups vs. Lakewood Leopards
Lejeune hasn't had much luck against Lakewood recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lejeune Devil Pups will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Lakewood Leopards at 7:00 p.m.
Lejeune is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They had to suffer through a 74-7 loss at the hands of Pender. The Devil Pups just can't catch a break and have now endured five losses in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lakewood made easy work of KIPP P on Thursday and carried off a 33-8 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Leopards.
Rylan Godbold was the offensive standout of the contest as he rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 73 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes.
Lakewood's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dontavius Smith and Aden Blackwell. With that strong performance, Blackwell is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game.
Lejeune was taken down by Lakewood 67-28 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakewood's Calvin Lacewell, who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that Lejeune knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
