Camden Central hasn't had much luck against Riverside recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Camden Central Lions will host the Riverside Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Camden Central was beaten by Milan 54-18. The Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-6.
Meanwhile, Riverside had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed by the Pioneers at home to the tune of 51-0. That looming 51-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Panthers yet this season.
Riverside can attribute much of their success to Jack Cupples, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown, and Merrel Perez, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Charles Eaves, who rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Camden Central and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Riverside, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Camden Central took a serious blow against Riverside when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 55-14. Thankfully for Camden Central, Stone Wallace (who threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 62 yards on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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