After losing to the Lakewood Leopards the last time they met, the Lejeune Devil Pups decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Lejeune strolled past Lakewood with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 61-47. The win made it back-to-back wins for Lejeune.
Lejeune got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Devon Charles out in front who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Trevor Highsmith was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
Despite the loss, Lakewood still got an impressive performance from Cameron Williams, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Nakai Owens, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Lakewood were working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The win got Lejeune back to even at 6-6. As for Lakewood, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lejeune will challenge Pamlico County at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Averaging 54.5 so far this season, Pamlico County's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Lejeune better be ready for a challenge. Lakewood will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Union at 7:30 p.m. on January 16th. Union comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
