Football Preview: Camden County Wildcats vs. Valdosta Wildcats
Camden County has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After each having a week off, they and the Valdosta Wildcats will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Camden County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Two weeks ago, everything came up roses for Camden County at home against Spruce Creek as the team secured a 47-20 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-6.
It was another big night for Jordan Hardy, who rushed for 74 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. Sean Green also helped out with an impressive 84 receiving yards.
Camden County wouldn't let Spruce Creek keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Camden County can thank Jerome Roundtree and Zee Adamson for forcing both of them. Roundtree also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, Valdosta put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 27-14 victory over South Gwinnett. The 27-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Todd Robinson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 220 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes, and also rushing for 91 yards. Another player making a difference was Deron Foster, who gained 105 total yards and a touchdown.
Camden County pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Valdosta, their record now sits at 5-0.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Parks Riendeau and Robinson. Riendeau has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 206 passing yards and has 13 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Robinson has averaged 190 passing yards and has 11 passing touchdowns on the season.
Camden County couldn't quite finish off Valdosta when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 24-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Robinson, who rushed for 132 yards while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 80 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes. Now that Camden County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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