Basketball Recap: Camden Catholic Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Camden

On Thursday, Camden Catholic faced Camden in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Camden Catholic Fighting Irish took a 71-55 bruising from the Camden Panthers. The Fighting Irish were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 61-34.

Camden Catholic dropped their record down to 12-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Camden, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-6.

Camden Catholic has already played their next game (against Hightstown), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Camden wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 102-72 victory against Chester Charter Scholars Academy on the 1st.