Football Preview: Camden County Wildcats vs. Lowndes Vikings
The Camden County Wildcats will square off against the Lowndes Vikings at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Camden County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 49 points per game this season.
Camden County took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past Richmond Hill with points to spare, taking the game 28-10. The 28-point effort marked Camden County's lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Antwan Williams was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Those 140 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Parks Riendeau, who threw for 154 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Lowndes didn't have too much trouble with Tift County on the road on Friday as they won 26-7. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Lowndes came from Kj Massey, Marvis Parrish, and Aidan Sefa.
Lowndes' defense made their presence known, laying out Damieon Dixon. three times. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Montel Hundley.
Camden County pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Lowndes, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Camden County has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 176.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lowndes struggles in that department as they've been averaging 224.9. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Camden County was able to grind out a solid victory over Lowndes when the teams last played back in November of 2023, winning 33-23. Does Camden County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lowndes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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