Lejeune hasn't had much luck against Pamlico County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lejeune Devil Pups will welcome the Pamlico County Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. Lejeune is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.4 points per game this season.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Lejeune turned things around against Dixon on Wednesday. They blew past the Bulldogs 62-41.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lejeune to victory, but perhaps none more so than Devon Charles, who posted 21 points along with eight boards and four steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Charles has scored at least a third of Lejeune's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Dorelien, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Pamlico County came up short against Havelock on Wednesday and fell 57-46. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 490th, while the Rams are ranked 236th).
Lejeune's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Pamlico County, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-9.
Lejeune came up short against Pamlico County in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 76-68. Can Lejeune avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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