Football Preview: Lejeune Devil Pups vs. North Duplin Rebels
Lejeune is 0-9 against North Duplin since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lejeune Devil Pups will welcome the North Duplin Rebels at 7:00 p.m.
Lejeune is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a hard 43-28 fall against Lakewood.
The losing side was boosted by Connor Shea, who threw for 418 yards and four touchdowns.
Meanwhile, North Duplin didn't have done well against Northside - Pinetown recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way two weeks ago. North Duplin took down Northside - Pinetown 21-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rebels.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Ethan Turnage and he. Turnage rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries while he rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
North Duplin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Lejeune's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for North Duplin, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Lejeune was dealt a bruising 63-20 defeat at the hands of North Duplin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Lejeune, Dujuan Armwood (who rushed for 207 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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