Basketball Recap: Lejeune Comes Up Short

Lejeune was the 61-47 winner over Lakewood when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Lejeune Devil Pups took a 69-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lakewood Leopards on Friday.

Despite the loss, Lejeune still got an impressive performance from Devon Charles, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. That's the most boards Charles has posted since back in December of 2023. Connor Shea was another key player, putting up 15 points and six rebounds.

Even though they lost, Lejeune smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Lakewood's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Xavier Hall, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 17 rebounds. With that strong performance, Hall is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Williams, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards.

Lejeune's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Lakewood, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.

Lejeune and Dixon will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Lejeune is facing Dixon at the right time seeing as Dixon is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Lakewood, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 64-51 win against East Columbus on the 26th.