Camden is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Point Pleasant Boro is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Camden Panthers will host the Point Pleasant Boro Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Camden is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Willingboro 41-6. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Chimeras are ranked 77th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Mahki Brunson, who threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 51 yards on only six carries.
Camden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Camden's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Onjae Williams and Haleem Muhammad, who racked up six sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Point Pleasant Boro humbled Manchester Township with a 49-14 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-14.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jake Clayton and Aidan Lunn. Clayton had a great game on Friday and rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Meanwhile, Lunn was balling out in the loss, rushing for 111 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 156 yards on 11 of 17 attempts.
Camden is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Point Pleasant Boro, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Camden has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 227.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Point Pleasant Boro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 293.6. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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