The Lejeune Devil Pups will head out on the road to square off against the Vance Charter Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lejeune knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine matchups -- so hopefully Vance Charter likes a good challenge.
Lejeune managed to keep up with East Carteret until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Lejeune ended up on the wrong side of a rough 87-63 walloping at the hands of East Carteret. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Trevor Highsmith, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. He has been hot recently, having posted 21 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Devon Charles, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Vance Charter unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 63-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Voyager. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Lejeune's defeat dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Vance Charter, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8.
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