The Dreher Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Camden Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dreher will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps South Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 113th, while Camden is ranked 35th).
Last Friday, Dreher won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Lower Richland 21-20. The victory was just what Dreher needed coming off of a 53-6 loss in their prior contest.
Meanwhile, Camden put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Marlboro County 62-7 on the road. Camden pushed the score to 56-0 by the end of the third, a deficit Marlboro County cut but never quite recovered from.
Grayson White went supernova for Camden, throwing for 364 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. White is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Averee Hickmon, who rushed for 113 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Dreher's victory bumped their record up to 5-5. As for Camden, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Dreher against Camden in their previous matchup back in October of 2015 as the team secured a 47-15 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dreher since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.