Basketball Recap: Lejeune Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Devon Charles

Points

02/22/25 @ Northside - Pinetown	22
02/18/25 vs Southside	21
02/13/25 vs Jones	22
02/11/25 @ East Carteret	16
02/07/25 @ Northside - Pinetown	27
+ 3 more games

Lejeune had won three straight games and Devon Charles did his part to make it four on Saturday. The Lejeune Devil Pups came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 58-54 W against the Northside - Pinetown Panthers thanks in part to Charles, who posted 22 points and eight boards. His afternoon made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points.

Sebastian Dorelien was another key player, going 6-for-8 en route to 13 points and six rebounds. What's more, he also posted a 75% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in December of 2024.

When it comes to explaining why Northside - Pinetown lost, don't look at Malachi Moore. Despite the final result, he scored 20 points and five boards. That was a full 37% of Northside - Pinetown's points, marking the third time in a row Moore has had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Zi'Mier Alexander, who put up eight points and ten rebounds.

Lejeune's win bumped their record up to 15-6. As for Northside - Pinetown, their loss dropped their record down to 20-5.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Lejeune will be playing in front of their home fans against Bear Grass Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lejeune knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 matchups -- so hopefully Bear Grass Charter likes a good challenge. As for Northside - Pinetown, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against North Duplin at 7:00 p.m. Northside - Pinetown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.7 points per game this season.