Lejeune hasn't had much luck against Northside - Pinetown recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lejeune Devil Pups will head out on the road to challenge the Northside - Pinetown Panthers at 6:00 p.m.
Lejeune is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 41-40 heartbreaker at the hands of East Carteret.
Meanwhile, Northside - Pinetown had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.8 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They breezed by the Trojans to the tune of 68-24. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Trojans are ranked 606th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northside - Pinetown pushed their record up to 18-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Lejeune, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Lejeune was taken down by Northside - Pinetown 65-27 in their previous matchup last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northside - Pinetown's Olivia Jane Cahoon, who went 10 of 16 en route to 23 points in addition to seven steals and six boards. Now that Lejeune knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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