Basketball Recap: Northside - Pinetown Makes It Nine in a Row at Home

Northside - Pinetown entered their tilt with Lejeune on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Lejeune Devil Pups by a score of 68-59. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Devil Pups last Wednesday, they had to take a 61-42 defeat.

Northside - Pinetown got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Nick Moore out in front who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 17 boards. Those 17 rebounds gave Moore a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zi'Mier Alexander, who went 5 for 7 to rack up 12 points and six boards.

Panthers

Previous 4 Games

02/07/25 vs Lejeune	68-59
02/04/25 vs Jones	80-29
02/03/25 vs Pamlico County	77-35
01/31/25 @ Southside	70-57

Northside - Pinetown 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 eight offensive rebounds in 29 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Lejeune lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Devon Charles, who posted 27 points and seven rebounds. The matchup was Charles' fourth in a row with at least 22 points. Sebastian Dorelien was another key player, going 6 of 12 en route to 14 points and seven boards.

Northside - Pinetown's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.2 points over those games. As for Lejeune, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-6.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northside - Pinetown will challenge J.H. Rose at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in J.H. Rose's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 17 games. As for Lejeune, they will take on East Carteret at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lejeune is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.6 points per game this season.