Lejeune is 1-9 against Pamlico County since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit  on Friday. The Lejeune Devil Pups are taking a road trip to  challenge the Pamlico County Hurricanes  at 6:00  p.m.
Lejeune is headed into the  matchup out to prove that what happened against Northside - Pinetown  on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lejeune was dealt  a  65-27 loss at the hands of Northside - Pinetown. While losing is never fun, the Devil Pups can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage  in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings  (they are ranked 548th, while the Panthers are ranked 152nd).
Meanwhile, Pamlico County had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Seahawks by a score of  61-49.
Lejeune better focus on containing  Sydney Whitley-Reese and  Nya Clark as the pair were huge in Pamlico County's win. Whitley-Reese  dropped  a double-double on 18  points and 16  rebounds, while  Clark  went 10 for 22  en route to 26 points. Clark's evening made it four games in a row in which  she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of  Kyliyah Barber, who  posted seven points along with nine  steals and five  boards.
 Pamlico County  smashed the offensive glass and  finished the game with 15  offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now  pulled down at least ten  offensive rebounds in three consecutive  games.
 Pamlico County is  on a roll lately: they've  won nine of their last ten contests,  which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record  this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as  they  averaged 60.1 points per game. As for Lejeune, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
 Lejeune was taken down by Pamlico County 65-20 when the teams last played  two weeks ago. That  matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lejeune was down  38-8.
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