Football Preview: Camden Panthers vs. Holy Spirit Spartans
After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Camden is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Holy Spirit Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Camden humbled Shawnee with a 44-3 victory. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Mahki Brunson and his top target Jaiden Steele. Brunson threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns while Steele rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Another player making a difference was Ibn Muhammad, who picked up 42 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Camden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, while Holy Spirit put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Hammonton. Holy Spirit blew past Hammonton, posting a 47-0 win on the road. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Camden's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Holy Spirit, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Camden suffered a grim 34-8 defeat to Holy Spirit when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Will Camden have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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