Football Recap: Lejeune Devil Pups vs. Spring Creek Gators
Lejeune hadn't done well against Spring Creek recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Lejeune Devil Pups put the hurt on the Spring Creek Gators with a sharp 66-44 win. With that victory, the Devil Pups brought their scoring average up to 29.6 points per game.
Lejeune's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sebastian Dorelien, who rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Dorelien's longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Shea, who threw for 313 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lejeune was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Lejeune didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Isaac Schubnel and Grady Mahaffey.
Spring Creek's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Darius Deal, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Brennan Chambers, who picked up 269 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Chambers' receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 156 receiving yards dating back to last season. Spring Creek also got a significant boost from Malachi Moore, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Lejeune and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Spring Creek, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Lejeune wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 46-32 loss against East Carteret on the 4th. As for Spring Creek, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 43-0 defeat against North Johnston on the 4th.
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