Lejeune hasn't had much luck against Southside recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lejeune Devil Pups will square off against the Southside Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. Lejeune is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.6 points per game this season.
Lejeune took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Pamlico County out 30-27.
Connor Shea had a dynamite game for Lejeune, throwing for 227 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score. A healthy portion of that aerial production (114 yards to be exact) went to Andrew Finnerty, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, a victory for Southside just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Northside - Pinetown 35-7. Having soared to a lofty 47 points in the game before, the Seahawks couldn't push the score so high this time.
Lejeune's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Southside, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Lejeune was dealt a bruising 69-34 loss at the hands of Southside in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lejeune was down 41-14.
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