It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Lejeune Devil Pups can now relate to. They fell to the Knights 85-81. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (63), Lejeune still had to take the loss.
Several Devil Pups players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Devon Charles, who scored 28 points along with four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Charles has scored all season. Trevor Highsmith was another key contributor, scoring 22 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Leading Vance Charter to victory were Nick Pentoney and Gary Wilkins. Pentoney scored 24 points along with five assists and two steals, while Wilkins dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 rebounds. Pentoney is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Mark Wilson, who scored ten points along with six assists and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Lejeune and nudges their season record down to 12-13. As for Vance Charter, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Lejeune does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Vance Charter, they will head out on the road to face off against Washington County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Vance Charter is coming into the game with six straight victories on the road, so Washington County will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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