Football Preview: Central Bobcats vs. Camelback Spartans
The Central Bobcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Camelback Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Central sitting on three straight wins and Camelback on four.
Last Friday, Central won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by North 21-20.
Meanwhile, Camelback humbled Fairfax with a 55-20 victory. Considering the Spartans have won four matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Camelback's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Murray Crump led the charge by rushing for 114 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Crump's longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another receiver making a difference was Aken Logan, who picked up 151 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Camelback was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Camelback didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of DonTre Gammage and Dae?Ziar Roper. Roper also made four total tackles, which is notable because Camelback is undefeated when he posts at least four total tackles, but 2-4 otherwise.
Camelback pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.3 points. As for Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Central was taken down by Camelback 48-20 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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