Football Recap: Point Pleasant Boro Panthers vs. Camden Panthers
With a playoff game on the line, Point Pleasant Boro rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 15-7 victory over the Camden Panthers. The win was nothing new for Point Pleasant Boro as they're now sitting on seven straight.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Nick Spanola and Dylan Reitmeyer. Spanola rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only six carries while Reitmeyer rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Reitmeyer has posted since back in September.
Point Pleasant Boro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in 23 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Point Pleasant Boro's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Nick Albanese was especially locked on to Camden's QB and sacked him three times.
Despite the loss, Camden had strong showings from Mahki Brunson, who threw for 176 yards and a touchdown, and Malik Redd, who picked up 107 receiving yards. Redd is becoming a predictor of Camden's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 7-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Point Pleasant Boro pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.8 points per game. As for Camden, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3.
Point Pleasant Boro and Camden are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Point Pleasant Boro's road trip will continue as they head out to face Rumson-Fair Haven on Friday. Rumson-Fair Haven's defense has only allowed 12.6 points per game this season, so Point Pleasant Boro's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Camden, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Eastside at 10:30 a.m. on November 28th. Camden is facing Eastside at the right time seeing as Eastside is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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