Lejeune is 1-9 against the Panthers since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lejeune Devil Pups will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northside - Pinetown Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
A well-balanced attack led Lejeune over the Seahawks in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Lejeune enjoyed a cozy 71-52 win over the Seahawks.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lejeune to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trevor Highsmith, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Highsmith has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Camron Myers, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Northside - Pinetown can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They put the hurt on Jones with a sharp 70-49 victory. The win made it back-to-back wins for Northside - Pinetown.
Lejeune's win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-10. As for Northside - Pinetown, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Lejeune came up short against the Panthers in their previous matchup back in January, falling 78-65. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northside - Pinetown's Griffin Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. Now that Lejeune knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
