Football Preview: Camp Hill Lions vs. James Buchanan Rockets
Camp Hill has gone 4-0 against James Buchanan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Camp Hill Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the James Buchanan Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Camp Hill will be strutting in after a win while James Buchanan will be coming in after a loss.
Camp Hill took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Line Mountain out 21-19.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Drew Branstetter and Kaiden Maurer. Branstetter had a great game and threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes. Meanwhile, Maurer was balling out in the loss, throwing for 275 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a rushing score.
Camp Hill's defense made their presence known, laying out Maurer. five times. In that department, Alex Long was the leader with three sacks. Noah Doi was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 24 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, James Buchanan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were outmatched by East Pennsboro at home and fell 36-0. Having soared to a lofty 31 points in the game before, the Rockets' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Camp Hill now has a winning record of 5-4. As for James Buchanan, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything came up roses for Camp Hill against James Buchanan in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, as the team secured a 52-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Camp Hill since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
