Football Preview: Camden Panthers vs. Shawnee Renegades
The Camden Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Shawnee Renegades at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Camden's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Kingsway, posting a 30-0 win on the road. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Dragons are ranked 79th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaiden Steele was the offensive standout of the game as he rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns.
Steele wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Camden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Another reason for the win was Camden's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Haleem Muhammad and his two. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks, making two total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Meanwhile, Shawnee made easy work of Williamstown on Friday and carried off a 27-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Renegades.
Camden's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Shawnee, their record is now 2-0.
Camden strolled past Shawnee when the teams last played back in October of 2020 by a score of 40-21. Will Camden repeat their success, or does Shawnee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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